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Re: Renovation Leftovers



I recently took in the Parthenon in Nashville. It had originally been built
as part of a centennial celebration, along with several other buildings. The
latter have been torn down, but rather like the Eiffel Tower and the London
Eye, public sentiment called for keeping this particularly interesting
building. The original was built using a 'temporary' material, as it was be
taken down. Some years later, when the temporary material began to fail,
repairs were made, especially, as I recall, to the columns. Fortunately,
Nashville does not have the air quality problems as severely as other major
metropolitan areas. The facility just underwent another renovation, using
state of the art 'permanent' materials, and it is now open again. Display
cases reveal pieces of the original stuff, molds and casts, and other
building accoutrement. Some souvenir postcards and doo-dads supplement the
great photos of the early days of this interesting building. Those tiles,
pieces of plaster, etc., really add to the interest of these displays. I
always like seeing pottery shards, pieces of glass or flint, or other
'things' in displays. They add so much and make things come alive. By the
way, in the Nashville Parthenon are casts of the Elgin Marbles (now in the
British Museum) from the actual Athenian Parthenon, as well as a HUGE statue
of Athena, made of more modern materials. The lower level serves as an art
gallery. When in Nashville, consider seeing it. I'm glad someone had the
foresight to save some of these materials from back then.

Sharon Lee Butcher
Reference Librarian
AEDC Technical Library
100 Kindel Drive, Ste C212
Arnold AFB, TN  37389-3212
931-454-4430
Fax:  931-454-5421
sharon.butcher@arnold.af.mil


-----Original Message-----
From: Christine Crawford-Oppenheimer [mailto:c_crawfo@CULINARY.EDU]
Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2002 1:55 PM
To: ARCHIVES@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU
Subject: Re: Renovation Leftovers


Periodically I have put up exhibits related to our newest building on campus
(once just before they started building, and once just before the grand
opening). Facilities supplied me with some roof tiles, marble samples, etc.
The first time I had to give them back, but the second time I didn't. These
make nice three-dimensional objects in a display--I'm always looking for
something to supplement photos and documents--and can be reused in a variety
of exhibits. So if you are responsible for exhibits, keep a piece or so of
it.

A small piece might also make a lovely paperweight...



Christine Crawford-Oppenheimer
Special Collections Librarian/Archivist

The Culinary Institute of America
1946 Campus Drive
Hyde Park, NY  12538
(845) 451-1757
c_crawfo@culinary.edu


>>> Joanne Seitter <joanne.seitter@CURTIS.EDU> 01/22/02 01:20PM >>>
Hello Group!

An opinion type question.  One of our buildings recently underwent
renovation to make the building more ADA compliant.  During this course of
renovation a beautiful marble circular staircase was dismantled.  Should I
take a chunk of it for the Archives?

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