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weevz2001's comments
Posted Fri, Apr 8, 11:06 a.m.
David - could you please suggest some "critical nodes" to contact in the legislature that would, in particular, help to carry the day for the hotel/motel tax? Or even a breakdown of contacts for each of the "may make it" pieces of arts and historical funding?
MOREPosted Tue, Dec 21, 2:03 p.m.
BlueLight - I think the analogy is a tad off (although not entirely on a case by case basis). In many cases, the funding is, in fact, for tires; and without them, nothing is going anywhere...other than sitting out, useless, and "rusting." Having sat on funding committees, I've seen (and ...
MOREPosted Tue, Dec 21, 11:41 a.m.
Regardless of the health care issue...which seems to be dominating the discussion and is certainly a serious problem, BlueLight misses the whole point of preservation. It isn't to "fund the past" if done appropriately. One of the main purposes of preservation is to make older buildings useful for the future. ...
MOREPosted Wed, Nov 24, 1:59 p.m.
Art speaks well. One of the historical charms...and the value...of Pioneer Square is that it was built at a human scale; without the parkinglot sprawl of a shopping center or the overwhelming, sunlight blocking height of the new "city". More like the charming towns and squares in Europe. If an ...
MOREPosted Wed, Mar 17, 1:53 p.m.
And, although not germain to this issue, firms like Vulcan hire "historic preservation" (read buildings)specialists to handle the EIS sections, or National Register evaluations, and SEPA issues...and then think that they have "met" their compliance requirements. Read Tom King. There is another facet. Archaeology. And it isn't just the sites ...
MOREPosted Mon, Mar 8, 11:24 a.m.
Well said, Art. And someone needs to do a little research. A quick check on the internet came up with students Walter Brattain (co-inventor of the transistor) and John Yeon (a respected if not a tad obscure Portland architect). Bob
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