All this talk of renovation reminds me of the time we added a balcony and vomitoria (those entrances coming out of the seating area) to our outdoor Elizabethan Theatre in 1991-1992. In order to get the bulldozers, etc. into the site we had to get permission from the Oregon SHPO to cut into the old Chautauqau wall dating from 1917. The site of our theatre is within the walls of the third version of the theatre which was on the national Chautauqua circuit.
The day of the groundbreaking, they cut into the wall. Then they roped off the area for safety reasons, but some people were grabbing hunks of the historic wall to take home with them. I asked a member of our plant crew to get me a piece and please bring it to the Archives. I thought he would bring me just a little piece, but it was so big he had some trouble carrying it. He brought it into the Archives and put it down. I think I have only moved it once, except for tripping over it a few times.
Kit Leary
Archivist
Oregon Shakespeare Festival
Kitl@osfashland.org
www.osfashland.org
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From: Butcher Sharon L Contr AEDC/ACS [SMTP:Sharon.Butcher@ARNOLD.AF.MIL]
Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2002 1:13 PM
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Subject: 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
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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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