And they are not afraid to stand up to projects they don’t like.”īut Green said he could understand my concerns.
“They know what we are trying to achieve. “It is a pretty impressive and thoughtful group,” Green said. For a list of the members, please see below. Kevin Green, president of the Midtown Alliance, said he did not attend the Midtown DRC meeting when the Center’s expansion was discussed. The expansion will take up the entire front lawn in front of Spring Street - creating a curtain wall with no relation to the street or sidewalk.Ī view of the back side of Center showing how the parking lot extends towards the expressway When I saw that the view of Spring Street school would be obliterated by the new building from both the sidewalk and the street, I literally lost my breath. It was the first time many, if not most, of those present had seen the renderings for the new design. 14, the Center for Puppetry Arts had a media event to celebrate and announce the 15,000 foot, $14 million expansion of their building to house the valuable Jim Henson collection. At least one could still visualize that the building had once been a school and that this part of Midtown had once been part of a residential neighborhood. I even gave the Center a pass when they altered the front of the school by constructing an addition that was not in keeping with the architectural lines of the building.Īt least most of the front lawn was intact. Current view from Spring Street of the Center and the school.
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