Shoreline Historic Resources Open House Sept 25
Thursday, September 12, 2013
Wednesday, September 25, 7 pm, Council Chambers, City Hall, 17500 Midvale Ave N
What famous company founders have made their homes in Shoreline? How old is the oldest building in Shoreline? What events in the nation’s history have most profoundly shaped the city we know and love today? These are the stories of place as told by buildings. Historic buildings give a city identity and character. What old buildings and places tell Shoreline’s history?
Documenting the old and interesting historic places in a city is a first step towards protecting them. The City of Shoreline maintains a list of historic properties to encourage stewardship of historic sites and structures, to identify properties that might merit landmark designation, and to help us all understand Shoreline’s history through commemoration and interpretation.
Join us on Wednesday, Sept. 25, as we kick off the update of Shoreline’s Historic Resources Inventory. We will be hosting this open house in the Shoreline City Hall Council Chambers from 7:00pm to 9:00pm. Come tell us about your favorite old buildings, houses, or community landmarks. Learn about Shoreline’s hidden past and how we will be using a grant from 4Culture to find these historic treasures.
For more information contact Associate Planner Juniper Nammi 206-801-2525.
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2 comments:
The City of Shoreline maintains a list? Then exactly what do they do with it when development is proposed?
(crickets)
They ignore it and approve anything the developer wants. When the Richmond Masonic Lodge was up for a rezone so it could be torn down for a new apartment building or medical clinic, the City of Shoreline approved the demolition, no questions asked. Same thing with the Ronald School until citizens protested. When the red brick road was to be paved over in two different projects, until citizens protested, the City was fine with destroying them.
This open house will be held 6 days after the Light Rail Station Area Visioning Open House. I hope the Light Rail event will include a map showing Shoreline's historic sites and structures in the context of the proposed Light Rail Station Area boundaries, which I recommended to the Planning Commission on June 20.
What impact will the redevelopment of the proposed station areas have on Shoreline's historic sites and structures, and vice versa? Let's not have another Ronald School fiasco.
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