Seems that I have a parallel in Camden. http://historiccamdencounty.com/ccnews13.shtml
I have also admired that Sears Building. A shame that AP can not use my skills. Werner --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "oakdorf" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Camden. > > Where I wound up yesterday afternoon. I was going to continue > sightseeing, by I didn't feel that comfortable without a 4x4 to run > if I had to. > > It's actually come along way. We've put man on the moon. Mars is next. > > Talk about great buildings. I fell in love with an original "Sears > Retail Store" > http://www.ruggieriandpartners.com/graphics/portfolio_sears.jpg > > Then I found this: > 4th suit filed to block demolition of Sears building > > A fourth lawsuit was filed yesterday to stop demolition of the Sears, > Roebuck & Co. building on Admiral Wilson Boulevard in Camden. > The suit was filed in Camden County Superior Court by Standard > Merchandise Co. and Mark Tarnoff Associates, a business on Wright > Avenue within blocks of the proposed demolition site. Campbell Soup > Co., which still has headquarters in Camden, has proposed razing the > historic building to make way for expansion into a new office > building. Campbell plans also call for building a commercial office > complex that would be visible just off Admiral Wilson Boulevard. > > Campbell officials have said they would consider leaving Camden if > the Sears demolition is not approved. In May the Dr. Denim firm, a > national retail-clothing chain, sued Gateway L.L.C. in state chancery > court to force the current owner of the building to sell to Dr. > Denim. Later in May, the Historic Preservation Commission voted > unanimously against razing the building. A lawsuit filed by activist > Frank Fulbrook complained that the city planning board's approval was > invalid. Following that suit, the state Historic Site Council voted 5- > 1 against demolition. Dr. Denim later filed a legal challenge to the > validity of a city planning board vote for demolition. > > Standard Merchandise and Tarnoff Associates, a clothing manufacturer, > alleged in the suit yesterday that the planning board's resolution of > support for demolition was inadequate and deficient in facts and > conclusions to approve demolition.- Dwight Ott > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
