In a message dated 10/9/2007 3:36:04 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Damn. I love that building at 41st & Pine. I take pictures of it all the
time. Penn is also destroying their one patch of green not on Locust walk by
building housing on Hill Field at 33rd and Chestnut.
Whoops! I meant 40th & Pine.
(41st & Pine is being lovingly rehabbed by Chris O'Donnell and Grace
O'Donnell)
Sorry for the mistake; however, the question remains as to where are the
people who were so eager to preserve the "fabric of the street" through
designation of all Spruce Hill as a historic district, now that it's Penn that
wants
to rend it.
1. In case you didn't know, that particular building (40th & Pine) was
individually designated as historic under the protection of the Historical
Commission -- but Penn/Luissenhop petitioned to have the designation lifted so
they could build their 10-story hotel on that lot. I wonder whether Penn
faculty member and Praxis honcho, Harris Steinberg, being on the Historical
Commission had any influence on the decision to let 'em do it.
2. I also wonder what ever happened to the gospel according to Gutman
that Penn was not going to do any more of this sort of thing in the
"neighborhood" and instead focus on what they were calling "the postal lands"
but has
now been renamed "Penn Park."
Always at your service & ready for a dialog,
Al Krigman -- 36-year local resident, housing provider, curmudgeon, and
all-around crank,
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