Why the Hose Tower Matters Let me get it out right up front. I am long-time member of the Greendale Historical Society’s board of directors. However, I am not writing this on behalf of the Society. It is simply what I believe. So, let’s get to it. On Thursday, at an event for major donors to the Hose Tower project, I had the opportunity to see first-hand the (finally) completed renovations at the historic building. It was a significant, cross-generational community event. The moment I walked through the doors, it felt like a big step forward for the Village. I encourage you to see the building for yourself on Sunday from 1 to 3 p.m. The Hose Tower is more than just an old building. Buildings can have meanings. Important buildings are symbols. Buildings can reflect values. The renovated …show more content…
Think hundreds. As Ted Mainella eloquently said this week, the reinvention of the Hose Tower was literally a hand-made community project with real people touching every aspect of the renovation — down to screwing in the lightbulbs. Only school board insider and GreendaleNOW troll Jason Patzfahl managed to bash the project days before the community grand opening when he posted to the Historical Society’s Facebook page on October 20, “$700,000+ of tax payer $ and donations so the Historical Society can coffee clutch and spread rumors in style.” His post has since been deleted. I think people want a sense of living and working in someplace, not just anyplace. Personally, I’m not interested in living in a town that is a sad hodgepodge of cookie-cutter housing tracts, cluttered commercial strips and bleak or non-existent downtowns. I believe that Greendale must preserve its historic center ... in order to save its soul. This week, the supporters of the Hose Tower project gave the residents and families of Greendale a big gift in the form of a new community gathering place. It is now up to the community to decide how they want to use
3) They design the plumbing systems for the buildings which include water supply and drains.
DISCUSSION: Commissioner Everett introduced those present in regards to Jack Robinson and Randy Edie’s concerns regarding access to their property, which they feel is obstructed by a gate along State Dam Rd. (installed by Warwick Township) to the entrance of Trenton Heritage Park. Also present were Philip Knisely, Warwick Township Trustee, Dan Heter, property owner, and Matt Durbin, leasee of county property (pays taxes on the property and maintains the levy).
I contribute my birth to the building of that plant as well as the force that helped bring together everything that has impacted my life. A couple of decades after the plant had opened its doors, the economic opportunity that encompassed Rockdale
Because of the his brilliant idea, he broke “all the standard rules of the day” in its design by using steel to replace wood to build the water tower. He explained to use the eight column were better preference to four, as it can bring the task placed upon the metal of the tank shell to transmit the loads to the post well within the limits which existing structures have shown to be safe. The height and capacity of the water tower were monumental at that time, nevertheless they were considered the requirement for a thriving
A sophisticated house or dumpy gas station catches the eye for a moment then becomes lost amongst other thoughts. However, like the art in our homes, a building's purpose is not to be stared at like a museum painting. They influence the mood of those who occupy the space. Even for people who live far away, it creates a happy thoughtfulness that these places still exist in our throwaway
People drive past El Paso High School every day and never bother to admire the beautiful architecture of the 100-year-old building that towers above them. I’ve always thought it was a striking building but, like many other El Pasoans, had no idea about the history behind why it was built the way it was. A couple of books and a nice long look at the school, I now have a better understanding and appreciation for Henry Trost’s marvelous works. Geoffrey Wright, an El Paso architect, describes Henry Trost’s grand design of El Paso High School as a “renaissance revival” in a 1991 article in the Austin American-Statesman, which wasn’t entirely accurate. Although he was inaccurate in this remark, he made another observation that was spot-on,
Ralph and your family contributed a foundation gift to the rebuilding of the Mary Winspear Centre at a critical time in 2000. You believed in the idea when it was still just a dream and as a result encouraged others to follow your leadership - this leadership gift was so important and continues as a great legacy as the Bodine Family Hall is in daily use by so many users.
The building was a marvel of modern engineering. A carbon neutral, solar and geothermal powered monument to the future. The outside of the building a sleek combination of recycled redwood and interlocking solar panels. The inside’s high vaulted ceilings and sleek white pillars formed a cavernous inner space. Three classrooms divided the building into working spaces. The bright L.E.D lighting and modern fixtures completed the buildings futuristic design. This building was the newest in a long line of additions to my middle school's campus.
The non-profit organization SEED (South East Economic Development) was established to rehabilitate the neighborhood in 1986. The neighborhood was designated as a historic district by the city of Grand Rapids in 1997 because of its historic significance in community planning
Over the years, gentrification has been given many definitions from simply referring to, “…instances of new arrivals who were buying and bidding up old housing stock”, (Sanneh, 2016) to, “…disinvested areas of the city that are now experiencing rapid and significant increases in land and real estate values” (Jennings, Terrell, Douglas, Barnett & Harding, 2016, pg. 9) and many more. As noted previously gentrification is occurring throughout the world and the Midwest is not immune. The process of gentrification tends to go like so: visitors stumble upon a disinvested area that they take an interest in. Whether because the rent is cheap or the area is vibrant, they fall in love and decide to pack up their home and relocate. This scenario, from one point of view, can be seen as a story of a person deciding to broaden their horizon and see what other parts of the world has to offer. While the other point of view may see this as a possible financial burden, a cause for the major changes in the place they call their home and the likelihood of displacement.
Once one got nearer, the archway opened up until one could see the whole front of the house in a somehow eerie way. Around the windows grew ivy and creepers, twisting their way up to the roof in a claw like fashion. The windows
Buildings have lifespan, and eventually it comes to its end. A physical permanence of the building is paradoxical. ‘Everything ages: buildings and place weather. The process of deterioration of architecture is part of a natural evolution of elements, natural or artificial in the environment.’ (Hornstein, 2011, p.86)
Gentrification was something I was experiencing it first hand without noticing for years and when I did realizing it I believe that gentrification is considered a positive change from a concrete perspective and it may be very difficult and unacceptable for many local people to sacrifice the culture they have valued and built over many generations. In other words, gentrification is a “just” process and although there are sacrifices that comes along with the process to improve the city or a district, it will eventually happen over the course of time for economical and social benefits in a big picture. For example, the city of belmont has been recorded as one of the gentrified areas in the San Francisco Bay Area by Urban Displacement Map and
One of the reasons clean innovations grabs my attention because it’s about civil engineering, which is my major. I was happy to understand my major more from Chesbrough and the Stevens the author. According to the book, Chesbrough was a water-supply engineer. “Other structures had to be moved as well as lifted to make way for the sewer”, this quote means, In Chicago, working lifted it the build to makes sewer system under the build and Chesbrough was observing this view. This quote shows so many different moments at a one time. My idea was how workers can lift the whole building with people in it and instand sewer in the building. On another side, I think it a good idea to do that so people do not waste time to come out and go in, but it could be dangers also. I like Chesbrough because he was a great person and he likes to think out of the box, comes up with advantageous ideas and distribute that great idea in the USA. As an engineering student, I also believe it a good idea to think out of the box. In this case, I am a person who also likes to think outside of the box and I also like to look forth in future, basically, this topic connects with
Just imagine you are standing 300 meters that is 984 ft above the ground, looking down at the beautiful city of Paris. The wind is blowing at your face and it is messing up your hair, but you do not care. You are on the top of the highest building in the center of culture, the magnificent Paris and that is all that matters. Yes, you are standing on top of Eiffel Tower. This is the first thing that comes to your mind when you think about Paris, the tall, lean tower. But have you ever wonder what would a symbol of Paris be if Eiffel Tower were never built? When you think about Eiffel Tower you seem to automatically associate it with Paris but that was not always the case.