I was unable to watch the video you linked to. At first I thought it might be because I am using a Mac, but I was able to view other videos on that site, and I notice the Pickle video has 0 views, so maybe others are having the same issue. Leslie Turek
On Fri, Nov 24, 2023 at 7:49 PM Sara Mattes <samat...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello Carl! > > I am delighted to learn of your interest in the history of the north side > of Lewis St. and its role in the development of the station area. > The town deemed this area of such importance that a report was > commissioned , in collaboration with the Lincoln Historical Society, to > prepare a report for submission for placement of a North Lewis Street > district on the National Historic Register. (see attachment) > The creation of such a district is still on our agenda. > > The development of the station area began in 1869, and these building were > the only commercial buildings for many years. > The area we now call “the mall” did not become available for any > development until the 1960s as it was a part of the Codman estate until > that time. > N. Lewis St. housed pickle factories (Underwood Deviled Ham was one), the > first PO in the area, a small store for provisions and a livery/garage and > a tenement to house workers. > It was the first hub of commerce in Lincoln. > The buildings you see today on the north side of Lewis St. are the only > remaining physical reminders of the turning point in Lincoln’s history. > > While some may call them “ugly,” beauty is in the eye of the beholder and > to those of us who value all of the important reminders of our recent and > distant past in our built environment, north Lewis St. certainly has it's > own unique “beauty.” > > For further information on this development and more of Lincoln’s history, > I commend to you Jack MacLean’s *A Rich Harvest*, available at Something > Special, the Old Town Hall Exchange, the Lincoln Library, and, or course, > the Lincoln Historical Society. > > And, here is a link to a talk, given by Jack MacLean years ago (the video > will date it!), filled with wonderful images of those bygone days. > cloud.castus.tv > <https://cloud.castus.tv/vod/lincoln/video/64d671350ec3e8f899434eb5?page=HOME> > > <https://cloud.castus.tv/vod/lincoln/video/64d671350ec3e8f899434eb5?page=HOME> > <https://cloud.castus.tv/vod/lincoln/video/64d671350ec3e8f899434eb5?page=HOME> > > The question of rezoning is that the potential to bundle all these > properties for redevelopment makes it difficult to pursue historic > protection. > The only tool we have, is the Demolition Delay Bylaw and is of limited > effect. > A developer can simply wait out the year delay, and then proceed. > Without this rezoning , we have an opportunity to pursue strategies for > historic designation, including financial, that we will not have if rezoned. > > As to making a request for exclusion of N.Lewis St., at the Oct. 26 > meeting of the Lincoln Historical Society Board of Directors, it was > determined that a request for exemption of N.Lewis St. from all HCA > proposed options should be made through the Historical Commission and their > representative to the HCAWG. > We met with the HC on Nov. 7 and made this presentation. > > > > To date, the only option that exempts N.Lewis St. from HCA rezoning and > provides a more secure path for historic preservation is Option E. > > > On behalf of all who value the rich history embedded in our built > environment, we thank you for your interest. > > Regards, > Sara Mattes, President > Lincoln Historical Society > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------ > Sara Mattes > > > > > On Nov 24, 2023, at 7:00 AM, Carl Angiolillo <carlangioli...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > I love learning new things about town and appreciate Sarah's attachment > with the history of Lewis St. But it also raises a few questions. > > > North Lewis was excluded [from Option E] at the request of the Lincoln > Historical Society since every property on the North side of Lewis is > considered Historical > > First, omitting the historic lots (e.g. the building with the Clark > Gallery, the Food Project building, 14 Lewis, and the Pickle Factory > buildings) seems to make the lots across the street on the south/west side > of Lewis St discontinuous with the rest of the subdistrict. Does that > present a compliance issue for Option E? (I recall the Housing Choice Act > Working Group including a few lots in Options C and D primarily for > continuity reasons.) > > Second, does rezoning a historic building under the HCA reduce it's > protection and if so to what degree? > > Third, did the Lincoln Historical Society (Sara Mattes et al) or anyone > else make a similar request to the Housing Choice Act Working Group to omit > these lots from options C and D and if so what was the reason for including > them anyway? > > Carl > Codman Rd > > P.S. Apologies if these questions have already been answered, I am not > confident I have read all of the emails flying back and forth. > > > > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > >
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