[UC-Announce] Fwd: [ClarkParkFest] meeting moved to 7pm WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7th, Mill Creek Tavern

2007-10-24 Thread Jedidiah McKee
Note: forwarded message attached. __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ---BeginMessage--- The Clark Park Music Arts Community's pre-2008 organizational meeting, originally

Re: [UC] Historic Commission Rules Against Concept of Hotel Project,

2007-10-24 Thread Frank
I completely agree. Besides, building a 10-story hotel around the mansion is destroying it anyway, in my opinion. Also, there has been some discussion about the type of hotel this is supposed to be. I remember someone saying it would be good for long- term guests because the hotel would

Re: [UC] Historic Commission Rules Against Concept of Hotel Project,

2007-10-24 Thread anm
According to Lussenhop, the term boutique was invented by the reporter who wrote the UCReview article. I searched Hilton + boutique in Google, and while a couple of places do come up, it doesn't appear to be an actual category of hotel in the Hilton line. I think extended stay is the industry

Re: [UC] Historic Commission Rules Against Concept of Hotel Project, as now shown

2007-10-24 Thread Glenn
Hi Andrew, While our memories are fresh, could you confirm another point until we get transcripts. When the architect for the project was speaking, he stated something like; earlier this summer, we presented this to the Spruce Hill Civic Association zoning committee at two open and public

Re: [UC] architectural committee report

2007-10-24 Thread Glenn
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It looks like there may be some SHCA board members on the list; why not let them reply? Paul Excellent idea, Paul! Please forward to any known individual from the SHCA Board. Second request for information from SHCA board members, committees, etc. Could

Re: [UC] Historic Commission Rules Against Concept of Hotel Project, as now shown

2007-10-24 Thread anm
Yes, I don't remember who mentioned them or what the exact words were, but someone did. Andrew Quoting Glenn [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Hi Andrew, While our memories are fresh, could you confirm another point until we get transcripts. When the architect for the project was speaking, he stated

[UC] Secretary of the Interior's standards for rehab

2007-10-24 Thread anm
The Secretary of the Interior's standards for rehabilitation were referred to a few times in the review meeting. I was surprised to see that they're actually quite concise, though obviously open to interpretation. Standard 9 was the source for John Gallery's objections:

[UC] FW: urgent: silver Passat on 4600 Osage

2007-10-24 Thread Leila Graham-Willis
Forwarding for my neighbor... Leila If you, or someone you know, owns a silver Passat, PA license plate ENL 0360, that is parked on the 4600 block of Osage, please move it immediately. It is parked under a tree that is dangerously damaged. The tree is on the City's emergency removal list,

Re: [UC] Historic Commission Rules Against Hotel Project

2007-10-24 Thread UNIVERSITY*CITOYEN
KAREN ALLEN wrote: John Gallery, the Executive Director of the Preservation Alliance, urged the Commission to analyze the proposal in light of three criteria: would the hotel proposal be compatible in size, in scale, and in character with both the original mansion and the neighborhood.

Re: [UC] Historic Commission Rules Against Concept of Hotel Project, as now shown

2007-10-24 Thread UNIVERSITY*CITOYEN
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'd like to note for the list, as I did at the meeting, that 4000 Pine is one of only a few buildings in UC which are designated by the Philadelphia Historical Commission. Apparently it was individually designated in the 1970s. *_If not for the designation, there

Re: [UC] Historic Commission Rules Against Hotel Project

2007-10-24 Thread UNIVERSITY*CITOYEN
KAREN ALLEN wrote: The two members who voted in favor of the project stated that the proposed hotel would be a great benefit to the community. Frank Carroll wrote: Did they happen to say exactly *how* the community would benefit? Kimm Tynan wrote: You took the words right out of my

Re: [UC] Secretary of the Interior's standards for rehab

2007-10-24 Thread MLamond
Here are two more things to consider as the list debates the 40th Pine/Baltimore location for a restored Italianate building and an extended stay hotel. As I understand it, when the property was purchased in 2004, no one involved knew that the building was on the local register, so they

Re: [Ucneighbors] Re: [UC] Secretary of the Interior's standards for rehab

2007-10-24 Thread paintered
how about a historic looking Taco Bell? ** See what's new at http://www.aol.com ___ ucneighbors mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.asc.upenn.edu/mailman/listinfo/ucneighbors You are

RE: [UC] Historic Commission Rules Against Hotel Project

2007-10-24 Thread KAREN ALLEN
Ha! What We Owe West Philadephia. She's obviously new here. Everybody knows that it's the neighborhood that owes Penn, not the other way around. editorial in today's dp, written by a sophomore: http://tinyurl.com/2mtawa What we owe West Philadelphia by Meredith Aska McBride

Re: [UC] Secretary of the Interior's standards for rehab

2007-10-24 Thread Krfapt
In a message dated 10/24/2007 1:31:05 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: As I understand it, when the property was purchased in 2004, no one involved knew that the building was on the local register, so they weren't anticipating renovation costs for the Italianate

Re: [UC] Secretary of the Interior's standards for rehab

2007-10-24 Thread UNIVERSITY*CITOYEN
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: As I understand it, when the property was purchased in 2004, no one involved knew that the building was on the local register, so they weren't anticipating renovation costs for the Italianate house. And I've been told that they

Re: [UC] Secretary of the Interior's standards for rehab

2007-10-24 Thread UNIVERSITY*CITOYEN
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Can anyone suggest other possible uses for it? I already suggested this, onlist (and I was being sincere): what about using the existing historic building as a quaint bed and breakfast (complete with bike rental shop and rental space for community functions), and

RE: [Ucneighbors] Re: [UC] Secretary of the Interior's standards for rehab

2007-10-24 Thread KAREN ALLEN
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 13:20:30 -0400To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [Ucneighbors] Re: [UC] Secretary of the Interior's standards for rehabAs I understand it, when the property was purchased in 2004, no one involved knew that the building was on the local

RE: [UC] Secretary of the Interior's standards for rehab

2007-10-24 Thread KAREN ALLEN
Dude, you are AWESOME!!! But hey, Tom Lussenhop wants to make a few bucks, so screw that historic designation jive [that's the PG rated version, if you know what I mean...] Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 14:50:26 -0400 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: UnivCity@list.purple.com Subject: Re: [UC] Secretary

[UC] Address correction, plus National Register vs. Local Historic District

2007-10-24 Thread MLamond
In a message dated 10/24/07 2:55:39 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: well, I don't know nuttin' 'bout nuttin', but it looks like uchs's own website lists the house as being on the national register for historic places, june 22, 1979 Ray, my mistake, I've been assuming that the property on the

Re: [UC] Secretary of the Interior's standards for rehab

2007-10-24 Thread Glenn
and that renovation costs for the house are expected to be over $3 million. So I think we can take restore it as a single family house off of the list of possible options for it. Melani, Penn decided to mothball this building for three years. It was a functioning building and it's closure had

[UC] local historical designation of 40th and Pine properties

2007-10-24 Thread Elliot M. Stern
To clarify, these are the properties on 40th Street and on the 4000 block of Pine Street that are on the City of Philadelphia Historic Register: 400 S 40th St 11/1/1973 4000 Pine St 12/31/1984 Evans House 4002 Pine St 5/25/1965 4004 Pine St 5/25/1965 4006 Pine St 5/25/1965 4008 Pine

Re: [Ucneighbors] Re: [UC] Secretary of the Interior's standards for rehab

2007-10-24 Thread Elliot M. Stern
On 24 Oct 2007, at 2:57 PM, KAREN ALLEN wrote: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 13:20:30 -0400 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] CC: UnivCity@list.purple.com Subject: [Ucneighbors] Re: [UC] Secretary of the Interior's standards for rehab As I understand it, when the property was

Re: [UC] Address correction, plus National Register vs. Local Historic District

2007-10-24 Thread UNIVERSITY*CITOYEN
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 10/24/07 2:55:39 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: well, I don't know nuttin' 'bout nuttin', but it looks like uchs's own website lists the house as being on the national register for historic places, june 22, 1979 Ray, my mistake, I've been assuming

[UC] The Basilisk and 2 Ophelias are up, further decorating will follow the rain

2007-10-24 Thread Elizabeth F Campion
Halloween in the 'hood can be a lot of fun. As the 10th of twelve, raised in a family that was often hungry, Halloween was heaven. For one night a year, there was no shame in foraging, and sweet treats could be accumulated in quantities that could be rationed through Christmas. Some of my

RE: [UC] Address correction, plus National Register vs. Local Historic District

2007-10-24 Thread KAREN ALLEN
Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 22:29:01 -0400 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Univcity@list.purple.com Subject: Re: [UC] Address correction, plus National Register vs. Local Historic District [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks for pointing out the address discrepancy and giving me the opportunity to