298 20 10383 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/9ff52de33ba4d9cae8a8e2007c3a4f87.pdf e97710c37fca3e72de05896a4711de45 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. • C: TI-IE ATLAJ\JTA -CONSTITUTION For 100 Years. the South's Standard Newspaper f I - .. EUGENE PATTERSON, Editor RALPH l ,k GILL, Publish er \ · I. ' ·i Established J aco 16, l o&l! L,•c~. d ally e xce~ t New Year's, July ~. La bo r Day, Tba n.ks~1\'ln;: a nd Chris tmas. Second-cla ss postas:e paid at At lanta, Geor,zia. The AUanta Cons titution (mornin21 and Tbe Atlanta Constitution acd The Atla nta J ou rn a l (Sun day >, P< illishcd Page 4 !i DY Atlanta l'lcwspaper8, Inc. , 10 Fors.vth St, N.W., f.t1anta. GeorJ? ia 30302. Home de livered subs criptlon r ates (lnclu1ln~ taxes ): Momin!? and Sunday, 1 week , 65c. Mornini: dai ly only, 1 week, 45c Subscripti on prices by mail on req ues t. Sin,g-Je cooics : Dally, I0c; Sunday, 20<:. { MONDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1967 ( i. I One ·Bridg·e at a Ti1ne t ,. l J. Last week the Board of Aldermen approved 19 pedestrian bridges in the master campus plan for Georgia State College and those bridges, as a college spokesman said , "will get 25,000 students off the city streets so they won't be run over." streets and between buildings so low they would interfere with street traffic, nor so many of them that they would blot out the sunshine . But neither should we preclude them where they would add beauty, aid movement and improve safety. The number of students was a projection into the future; 10 years hence, when the college's enrollment is expect~d to more than double. Ra ther, each bridge proposal should be judged on its merits-within very broad guidelines if necessary-so that we can take full advantage of present and future architectural and engineering knowledge. By approving these bridges on their merit, and shelving a proposed ordinance which would · have forbidd en their construction, the aldermen also were looking to the future. The proposal is so restrictive that it would present all sorts of blocks to some very progressive and exciting plans to move pedestrian and vehicular traffic more efficien tly and s~cly. · There must be some. safeguards, to be sure. We can't have pedestrian bridges across . ~. I I L • Each proposal should be carefully considered by city planners, traffic engineers and all others concerned. Certainly each should be studied by the Atlanta Civic Des ign Commission which was specifically set up to review all such matters and to make r ecommendations. C ' I The Board of Aldermen is, and of course will be, the final authority. But the aldermen should not hamstring themselves by setting up unreasonably restrictive standards. • -J , � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION - For 100 Years. the South's Standard Newspaper RALPH #AcGILL, Publisher Established Jone 14, 1243 Iseved dally except New Year's, July 4, Labor Day, atepieine and Christmas. Second-class Postafe paid at tlanta, Georzia. Uanta Constitution (morning) and The atlanta e Constitution aed The Atlanta Journal (Sunday), psdlished Page 4 EUGENE PATTERSON, Editor py Atlanta Newspapers, Inc., 10 Forsyth St, N.W.. At tanta, Georgia 30302, Home delivered subscription rates (including taxed); Morning and Sunday, 1 week, 65c. Morning daily o i week, 45c Subscription prices By mail on request. oars copies: Daily, 10c; Sunday, MONDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1967 One Bridge at a Time Last week the Board of Aldermen approved 19 pedestrian bridges in the master campus plan for Georgia State College and those bridges, as a college spokesman said, “will get 25,000 students off the city streets so they won't be run over.” The number of students was a projection into the future; 10 years hence, when the college’s enrollment is expected to more than double. By approving these bridges on their merit, and shelving a proposed ordinance which would have forbidden their construction, the aldermen also were looking to the future. The proposal is so restrictive that if would pre- sent all sorts of blocks to some very progres- sive and exciting plans to move pedestrian and vehicular traffic more efficiently and safely. There must be some. safeguards, to be sure. We can’t have pedestrian bridges across streets and between buildings so low they would interfere with street traffic, nor so many of them that they would blot out the sunshine. But neither should we preclude them where they would add beauty, aid Movement and improve safety. Rather, each bridge proposal should be judged on its merits—within very broad guide- lines if necessary—so that we can take full advantage of present and future architectural and engineering knowledge. Each proposal should be carefully consid- ered by city planners, traffic engineers and all others concerned. Certainly each should be studied by the Atlanta Civic Design Commis- sion which was specifically set up to review all such matters and to make recommenda- tions. The Board of Aldermen is, and of course will be, the final authority. But the aldermen should not hamstring themselves by setting up unreasonably restrictive standards. cs eer pee t parm ee ee ee —— ve. 4  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 13, Folder 3, Document 52 Box 13 Box 13 Folder 3 Folder topic: Atlanta Civic Design Commission | 1966-1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/293e1818c1f3e9468cdb68df7170e0da.pdf 335c9b693daae97ccfa21c4a3ea2de5c Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. atlanta civic design commission joseph s. perrin, chairman pau l muldawer, a.i.a., vice-chairman mrs. alvin m. fe rst, secre tary harry j. baldwin, a.s.l.a. w. I. cal loway samuel inman cooper 1 f. a. i. a. ja mes h. dodd franklin m. garrett john c. gould julian harris , a .i.a. mrs . edith henderson, a.s. l.a. h . king me cain 1 p .e. j. ben moore john portman , a.i.a. joseph b. browder, p .e. October 26 , 1967 HE"AO TO: Mayop Ivan Allen, Jr. Vic e-Mayor Sam Masscll, Jr ~ Members of th e Board of Aldermen Mr , Ray A, Nixon, Director of Public Works Mr, Collit!r Gladin, Dire ctor of Planning D8pt~ FR OM: Joseph S. Perrin, Cha irrn an, Civic Iksign Co mmi ssion SUBJECT: Bridge Ord i nance Th~ Ci vi ~ Desig n Commi ssion forwarded at a n earlier t ime a :repor t to Mr. Ra y Nixon a nd o ther city officials our opposition t o t he proposed bri dge o~dinanc c . Sinc e that time a r e vis e d e dition has be en issu e d ~ No copy of this e d iti on was s e nt to the Civic De sign Commi ss i ori ~ Howcvc~, th e r evi s0d ver sion i s also so highly restri ctive as t o ha ve th~ potential effe et of militating against th e soundest and ful les t development of our ce ntral ci ty. Spo eifieally~ th e Civio Design Commi s sion feels that a ny ordinanc e dea ling wi th the s e ma tt er s s hould bc-fle xibl~ enou gh to mee t the ehanging ne e ds of a pr ogressi ve a nd ehanging city sueh as ours. We f ee l that: Itc~ (e ) of Sec tion 1 of the ordinanec which sets 16' as a maxi~um outsid e dirncnsion,.and a mi ni mum inside width dimens ion as 9', is highly a rbitra ry. Itc~ (d) stipulates tha t t~ maximum outside height dime ns ion should not exceed 12 1 • This would preclude any br idge being_ built which is more than one story high. H~rc again the Civic Design Commission f c ~ls that this restriction is highly inflexible a.nd may not mee t the net: ds of our central eity whicb fac e s ll\a _jor problems de aling with the ,cparation of vehicular and pedestri.n traffic in the ye ar s ahead. We do not feel that there 1s any partieular virturc or magic in th e 12' restriction·. In somE) eases·, more height may b t practical l y and a~sthetieally more desirab le than less. city hall, atlanta, georgia 30303 �- 2 - Item (e) stipulates that glass may not be used riearer than 42 11 from the floor of any proposed bridge~ Our Commission feels that this is a design and engineering problem and not one which rightfully should ~e written in as a ~est~ictibn in a proper ordinance dealing with bridges and walkvfays ~ Obviously, various kinds of glass are available today ~hich by thickness and temper are stronger than many other materials used in such structures. Provision (g) would prohibit pedestrians from stopping on any said bridge or s true ture for the purpose of obs erva ti on. The Ci vie Design Commission feels that this provision is not only difficult to enforce, but undesirable in intent. Item (j) provides that no moving platform or sidewalk would be · permitted within said bridge or structure. This provision is unconditional and we feel it is unnecessarily prohibitive in its implications. Section I I would empower the Mayor and Board of City Aldermen to direct that any bridge or structure be removed without cost to the City. This provision is stated without providing any statement of cause or purpose for such a directive. The Civic Design Commission again believes that this provision as presently stated does not serve the best interests of the City. The Civic Design Commission does believe that any proposal for bridges or overpasses should be reviewed carefully by appropriate instru ments of city government to insure that the safety and well-being of Atlanta ts citizenry be cared for and that the aesthetic character of the City be developed in a positive way . But the ordinance as currently proposed would seem to discourage the planning and erection of bridges or similar s tr uc tu res by: (1) inhibiting good design on the part of architects and urban designers; (2) virtually precluding steps in planning communication systems whi ch would protect th e h eal th and safety of AtL:i nta's citizens; (J) discouraging the full revitalization of the central city by its inhibitive nature. Mr. Collier Gladin of City Planning has submitted a report to the Civic Design Com-mission, .a copy of which was attached to our report to Mr. Nixon. Mr.- Gladin's report cites many instances across America where the prohibitive provisions of this proposed ordinance would have curtailed the development of many meaningful projects. The Civic Design Commission asks your careful scrutiny of the proposed ordinance. We do not believe that it should be passed in its current form. Encl. � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document joseph s. perrin, chairman a a Nn el paul muldawer, a.i.a., vice-chairman mrs. alvin m. ferst, secretary a a ‘ . harry j. baldwin, a.s.l.a. C i VU i C w. 1. calloway samuel inman cooper, f.a.i.a. a james h, dodd franklin m. garrett john c. gould julian harris, a.i.a. a q mrs. edith henderson, a.s.l.a. commission ea j. ben moore john portman, a.i.a. joseph b. browder, p.e. October 26, 1967 MEMO TOs: Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr, VicceMayor Sam Massell, Jr, Members of the Board of Aldermen Mr, Ray A, Nixon, Direetor of Publie Works Mr, Collier Gladin, Dircetor of Planning Dept. FROM: Joseph S. Perrin, Chairman, Civic Design Commission SUBJECT: Bridge Ordinance The Civie Design Commission forwarded at an earlier time a report to Mr. Ray Nixon and other city offieials our apposition to the proposed bridge ordinanec. Since that time a revised edition has been issued, No copy. of this edition was sent to the Civic Design Commission, However, the revised version is also so highly restrictive as to have the potential cffeet of militating against the soundest and fullest development of our central city, Speeifically, the Civie Design Commission feels that any ordinance dealing with these matters should be-flexibic cnough to mect the ehanging needs of a progressive and ehanging city such as ours, We feel that; Item (e) of Scetion 1 of the ordinanec which sects 16' as a maximum outside dimension, and a minimum inside width dimension as 9', is highly arbitrary, Item (d) stipulates that th maximum outside height dimension should not exeeced 12', This would preclude any bridge being built whieh is more than one story high. Here again the Civie Design Commission feels that this restriction is highly inflexible and may not meet the needs of our central eity whieh faces major problems dealing with the separation of vehicular and pedestrian traffic in the years ahead, We do not fcel that there is any particular virturc or magic in the 12' restrietion,. In some eases, more height may be practically and aesthetieally more desirable than less, city hall, atlanta,georgia 30303 Item (e) stipulates that glass may not be used nearer than 2" from the floor of any proposed bridge. Our Commission feels that this is a design and engineering problem and not one which right- fully should be written in as a restriction in a proper ordinance dealing with bridges and walkways. Obviously, various kinds of glass are available today which by thickness and temper are stronger than many other materials used in such structures, Provision (g) would prohibit pedestrians from stopping on any said bridge or structure for the purpose of observation, The Civic Design Commission feels that this provision is not only difficult to enforce, but undesirable in intent. Item (j) provides that no moving platform or sidewalk would be- permitted within said bridge or structure. This provision is unconditional and we feel it is unnecessarily prohibitive in its implications, Section II would empower the Mayor and Board of City Aldermen to direct that any bridge or structure be removed without cost to the City. This provision is stated without providing any statement of cause or purpose for such a directive. The Civic Design Commission again believes that this provision as presently stated does not serve the best interests of the City. The Civic Design Commission does believe that any proposal for bridges or overpasses should be reviewed carefully by appropriate instruments of city government to insure that the safety and well-being of Atlanta's citizenry be cared for and that the aesthetic character of the City be developed in a positive way. But the ordinance as currently proposed would seem to discourage the planning and erection of bridges or similar structures by: (1) inhibiting good design on the part of architects and urban designers; (2) virtually precluding steps in planning communication systems which would protect the health and safety of Atlanta's citizens; (3) discouraging the full revitalization of the central city by its inhibitive nature. Mr. Collier Gladin of City Planning has submitted a report to the Civic Design Commission, a copy of which was attached to our report to Mr, Nixon, Mr. Gladin's report cites many instances across America where the prohibitive provisions of this proposed ordinance would have cur- tailed the development of many meaningful projects. The Civic Design Commission asks your careful scrutiny of the proposed ordinance, We do not believe that it should be passed in its current form. Encl.  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 13, Folder 3, Document 51 Box 13 Box 13 Folder 3 Folder topic: Atlanta Civic Design Commission | 1966-1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/b952be5614e8427fa816a3100f6d381b.pdf 30d5940cf71eb87ca43f624b478051ee Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. October 30, 1967 Mr. Joseph S. Perrin Georgia State College 33 Gilmer Street, S. E. Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dear Mr. Perrin: May I acknowledge receipt of the memorandum. from the Atlanta Civic Design Commission regarding the proposed Bridge Ordinance. I am sure that consideration will he given to the specifications which you outlined. Sincerely yours, Ivan Allen, Jr. M ayor IAJr/br � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document October 30, 1967 Mr. Joseph S. Perrin Georgia State College 33 Gilmer Street, S. E. Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dear Mr. Perrin: May I acknowledge receipt of the memorandum from the Atlanta Civic Design Commission regarding the proposed Bridge Ordinance. Iam sure that consideration will be given to the specifications which you outlined. Sincerely yours, Ivan Allen, Jr. Mayor 1AJr/br  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 13, Folder 3, Document 50 Box 13 Box 13 Folder 3 Folder topic: Atlanta Civic Design Commission | 1966-1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/5f05d730af3260029bba2a9667796448.pdf bc3c5e9720ba5f58db99a9f4b1a7c6e4 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. atlanta civic design commission joseph s. perr in 1 chairman paul muldawer, a.i. a. 1 vice~chairman mrs. alvin m. ferst, secretary harry j. baldwin , a.s. l.a. w. I. calloway samue l inman cooper, f.a.i.a . james h. dodd franklin m. g a rrett john c . gou ld julian harris , a.i.a. mrs. edith hende rson , a.s. l.a. h. king me cain, p.e. j. ben moore john portman , a.i.a . joseph b. browder, p.e. November 16, 1967 MEMO TO: Ann M0ses, Exe cutive Secre tar y to th e Mayor FROM: C ha r 1 o t t e Fe rs t An n, can you help to set u p better co mm unicat i ons for us with other r e lated gro u p s ? Can somethin g be done to set up the me chanics for advising us whe n important r e lated matters wi l l b e coming up for discussion? Pe rha ps a lette r fro m Mayor All en to each chairman of the Ald erm anic Commit tees to requ est this courtesy for us wou l d hel p. S o f- r e qu ently we hear about i mportant issu e s involvin g urb a n desi g n at the v e ry last minute. Also, we are discussing requesting a liason commi t t ee member from each related civic organiza ti on to be ava ilab l e for meetings on requ e st. Wh en we g e t our list compiled, wo ul d Ma yor Allen be wi l l in g to send t he le tter of invitation? CF/ab city hall, atlanta, georgia 30303 � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document atlanta Civic design commission joseph s. perrin, chairman paul muldawer, a.i.a., vice-chairman mrs. alvin m. ferst, secretary harry j. baldwin, a.s.l.a. w. |. calloway samuel inman cooper, f.a.i.a. james h. dodd franklin m. garrett john c. gould julian harris, a.i.a, mrs. edith henderson, a.s.l.a. h. king me cain, p.e. j. ben moore john portman, a.i.a. joseph b. browder, p.e. November 16, 1967 MEMO TO: Ann Meses, Executive Secretary to the Mayor FROM: Charlotte Ferst Ann, can you help to set up better communications for us with other related groups? Can something be done to set up the mechanics for advising us when important related matters will be coming up for discussion? Perhaps a letter from Mayor Allen to each chairman of the Aldermanic Committees to request this courtesy for us would help. So frequently we hear about impor~ tant issues involving urban design at the very last minute. Also, we are discussing requesting a liason committee member from each related civic organization to be available for meet- ings on request. When we get our list compiled, would Mayor Allen be willing to send the letter of invitation? CF/ab city hall, atlanta,georgia 30303  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 13, Folder 3, Document 49 Box 13 Box 13 Folder 3 Folder topic: Atlanta Civic Design Commission | 1966-1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/4a1d58f5c24c655df3f3ecc5de173c95.pdf dafb283912370ecea8a4337e453acae6 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. November 16, 1967 MEMORANDUM TO Charlotte Feret, AC.EC FROM Ann Moses The request you have made is one of the most difficult, and one which we have tried to find an a newer to since January 1, 1962. There is no way to know what the issues are if you depend on being notified. I can put you on the mailing list to receive the Mayor's schedule each week, showing also all the meetings to be held at City Hall. Other than this, my only recommendation would be to have a member of the ACDC attend the Committee meetings and call on the various Department heads · twice a month. Even with this, you may ~ t know all the important issues ahead of time. We would be delighed to end the letter to the civic organization to furni ha liaison member. You may wish to consider a join~ letter from the Mayor and Joe Perrin. Advi e. � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document November 16, 1967 MEMORANDUM TO : Charlotte Ferst, ACDC FROM : Ann Moses The request you have made is one of the most difficult, and one which we have tried to find an answer to since January 1, 1962. There is no way to know what the issues are if you depend on being notified. I can put you on the mailing list to receive the Mayor's schedule each week, showing also all the meetings to be held at City Hall. Other than this, my only recommendation would be to have a member of the ACDC attend the Committee meetings and call on the various Department heads twice a month. Even with this, you may apt know all the important issues ahead of time. We would be delighed to send the letter to the civic organizations to furnish a liaison member. You may wish to consider a joing letter from the Mayor and Joe Perrin. Advise.  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 13, Folder 3, Document 48 Box 13 Box 13 Folder 3 Folder topic: Atlanta Civic Design Commission | 1966-1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/3a15bff1af8c3642448e8977803960a1.pdf 0a5c9efdfd88791766367bbc8c3e1d9b Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. iHNUTES ATLANTA CIVIC DES!GN COMMISSION NOVE MBER 9, 1967 The regular meeting of the Atlanta Civic Design Commissioh was held Thursday, November 9, at 2 p.m,, in Committee Room #4, City Hall, with the following r::iembers present: Joseph S. Perrin, Chairman Mrs. Alvin M. Ferst, Secretary Harry J, Baldwin •1'.r. L. Ca 11 oway Samuel I. Cooptcr John c. Gould Julian Harris H, King McCain Guest present: Howard Openshaw, Directo r of Red e v e lopment, Atlanta Housing Authority Minutes of the October 26 meeting will be distributed during the following week, along with minut e s of the November 9 meeting. CHAIRMAN I S REPORT Mr . Perrin stated that following the last meeting, he had talked to Alderman Mi llican who stated that action on the proposed bridge ordinance will be delayed until members of th e Aldermanic Board and the ACDC can get to ge ther to exchange views about the purpose and provisions of the ordinance. Thus, th e chairman presented a letter to be forwarded to Alderman Millican concerninE a date for the groups to meet. After informin g Mr . Cecil Alexander that the ACDC was interested in se ei ng the preliminary plans of the " Platform City," Mr. Perrin stat e d that Mr . Alexander concurred that he will check with his associates and that the Commission will ha ve the opportunity to r e view the proj e ct~ Th8 chairman reported that a prop osal · for review has bee n r e ceived from Rob er t and Company , re th e Forsyth- Broad-Wa lton Streets area. as referred to the Commission fr o m Mr . Ray Nixon. Th~ plans will be forwarded to Mr . Muldawer , chairman of the Desig n Review Committee , for review. It was brought out that members of the Commission are frequently embarrassed when persons inquire about actions of the Commission rela t ive to projects in t~e city, when the Co mmission has not b een advised of the development of same. Thus, Mrs, .Ferst suggeste d th at another l e tter be designed, p ossibly signed by Mayor Allen, to be forwarded to various city departments, requesting that the ACDC be advised in advance of the development of important related issues. The chairman also reported on the following correspondence: 1. Letter of October 27 to Alderman Cook, forwarding ACDC's resolution concerning th e Terminus a~ea, as presented by Mr. Garrett and approve d by the Commission at the Octoher 26 meeting. 2. The Design Review Committee's . report on the proposed Turnkey Publie Housing Development at Hollywood Road, as forwarded to Mr. ~:atthew D. Bys try on October 27. �2 .. J. Letter of October 27 to Mayor Allen re recommendations to fill impending vacancies on the Commission . 4. Letter of Novem ber 2 to Mr. Herb Re e se, extending thanks for preparing list of property o wners of the Terminus area. 5. Le tter of November 2 to Mr , Robert Bivens, extending thanks for inviting members of ACDC to meet with Central Atlanta Progress, Inc., on October 17, 6. Draft of letter to b e for ward e d to the Mayer 1 s Office , recommending tha t Mr. John Portman be invited by letter from the Mayor to serve as the first member. of a special resource and advisory committe e of th e ACDC _, OPENSHA W P RES ENTATION: Mr. Howard Opensha w, on behalf of the Urban Rene wal Policy Committ~e for the Board of Alderm e n, presented for revie w a proposal for a motel on Capitol Avenu e , across from the Juvenile Court and Atlanta Stadium. Durin g the discussion of th e proposed project, the question was posed if p e rhaps th e City or State might ne e d this parc e l of land for future develop me nt. Members expressed concern r e lative to this proposal as it r e lates to thP- ne,··d for an overa ll master plan fo r th e governmental groups. The se p lan s we re re t a ine d b y the Co mmission to be further studied by th e Des i gn Rev ie w Co mm it tee , and a wri t ten r e por t submitted to th e Atl a n ta Housing Au tho rity . SE CRE TARY RE POR T: Mrs. Ferst, Co - c hairman of the Co mm un i cat i on s Co mm i t t ee, r e po r t ed that she h as talked with Mrs . An n Mo s e s in t he May or 1 s Off i ce ab out her h elp i n setting up better comm unicati on s f o r the Co mmissio n wi th other re l ated gr o u ps. Mrs. Fe rst reported that Ann Butler, Re co rd i n g Secre t a r y , wi l l prepa r e a list of ACDC accomplishments fr o m t h e minutes of previous ACDC meetin r, s, and will set up a c a rd file f o r the Commission ' s mailing list. Mrs. F e rst s ub mitt e d a list of persons whom Mr. Mulda wer requ e sted be i n v ite d to t he De c ember 14 me e ti ng . COMMITTEE REP ORT Hr,. McC a in, chairman of the Ap peara n ce & Sa n ita t ion Commi tte e, presen t ed information on a "rolling steel do o r " product t o ho u se ga rbag e cans. Durin g the ensuing eonversation, me mbers di scu s se d pr oble ms fa ced b y th e city re la tive to sanitation and appeara nce. Mr. Calloway su ggest e d th a t an ordinance is needed whereby a tenant, rather than o nly the owner of prop e rty concerned, could be held liable for violation of sanitation laws . �.. 3 AT' JOr HN 1 ErnT: Hr. Perrin reminded the me mbers that a special meeting may be called within the next few weeks concerning the bridge ordinance. He added that the December 14 meetin g , to which th e Terminus property CM'n ers and other per sons concerned with the Terminus development are invited, will meet in the Al4.ar-m.an.;i~ Chambers. There being no further busine s s, th e meetinf,, was adjourned at Ann Butler Re cording S~eret ary J:45 � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document MINUTES ATLANTA CIVIC DESIGN COMMISSION NOVEMBER 9, 1967 The regular mecting of the Atlanta Civic Design Commission was held Thursday, November 9, at 2 p.m., in Committee Room #h, City Hall, with the following members present: Joseph S, Perrin, Chairman Samuel I, Cooper Mrs. Alvin M, Ferst, Secretary John C, Gould Harry J, Baldwin Julian Harris ", L, Calloway H, King McCain Guest present: Howard Openshaw, Direetor of Redevelopment, Atlanta Housing Authority Minutes of the October 26 meeting will be distributed during the following week, along with minutes of the November 9 meeting, CHAIRMAN'S REPORT Mr. Perrin stated that following the last meeting, he had talked to Alderman Millican who stated that action on the proposed bridge ordinance will be delayed until members of the Aldermanic Board and the ACDC can get together to exchange views about the purpose and provisions of the ordinance, Thus, the chairman presented a letter to be forwarded to Alderman Millican concerning a date for the groups to meet. After informing Mr, Cecil Alexander that the ACDC was interested in seeing the preliminary plans of the "Platform City," Mr. Perrin stated that Mr. Alexander coneurred that he will check with his associates and that the Commission will have the opportunity to review the project, The chairman reported that a proposal for review has been received from Robert and Company, re the Forsyth-Broad-"alton Streets area, as referred to the Commission from Mr, Ray Nixon, The plans will be forwarded to Mr, Muldawer, chairman of the Design Review Committee, for review, It was brought out that members of the Commission are frequently embarrassed when persons inquire about aetions of the Commission relative to projects in the city, when the Commission has not been advised of the development of Same, Thus, Mrs, .Ferst suggested that another letter be designed, possibly signed by Mayor Allen, to be forwarded to various city departments, request- ing that the ACDC be advised in advance of the development of important related issues, The chairman also reported on the following correspondence: 1. Letter of October 27 to Alderman Cook, forwarding ACDC's resolution concerning the Terminus area, as presented by Mr. Garrett and approved by the Commission at the October 26 meeting. 2. The Design Review Committee's report on the proposed Turnkey Publie Housing Development at Hollywood Road, as forwarded to Mr. Matthew D. Bystry on Oetober 27. 3. Letter of October 27 to Mayor Allen re recommendations to fill impending vacancies on the Commission, h. Letter of November 2 to Mr, Herb Reese, extending thanks for preparing list of property owners of the Terminus area, S$. Letter of November 2 to Mr, Robert Bivens, extending thanks for inviting members of ACDC to meet with Central Atlanta Progress, Inc., on October 17, 6. Draft of letter to be forwarded to the Maya's Office, recommending that Mr. John Portman be invited by letter from the Mayor to serve as the first member of a special resource and advisory committee of the ACDC. ~ OPENSHAW PRESENTATION: Mr. Howard Openshaw, on behalf of the Urban Renewal Policy Committee for the Board of Aldermen, presented for review a proposal for a motel on Capitol Avenue, across from the Juvenile Court and Atlanta Stadium, During the discussion of the proposed project, the question was posed if perhaps the City or State might need this parcel of land for future develop- ment. Members expressed concern relative to this proposal as it relates to the nevd for an overall master plan for the governmental groups. These plans were retained by the Commission to be further studied by the Design Review Committee, and a written report submitted to the Atlanta Housing Authority. SECRETARY REPORT: Mrs, Ferst, Co-chairman of the Communications Committee, reported that she has talked with Vrs. Ann Moses in the Mayor's Office about her help in setting up better communications for the Commission with other related groups, Mrs. Ferst reported that Ann Butler, Recording Secretary, will prepare a list of ACDC accomplishments from the minutes of previous ACDC meetings, and will set up a card file for the Commission's mailing list. Mrs. Ferst submitted a list of persons whom Mr. Muldawer requested be invited to the December 1h meeting. COMMITTEE REPORT Mr, McCain, chairman of the Appearance & Sanitation Committee, presented information on a "rolling steel door" product to house garbage cans. During the ensuing conversation, members discussed problems faced by the city rela- tive to sanitation and appearance, Mr. Calloway suggested that an ordinance is needed whereby a tenant, rather than only the owner of property concerned, could be held liable for violation of sanitation laws. ATJOURNMENT? Mr. Perrin reminded the members that a special meeting may be ealled within the next few weeks concerning the bridge ordinance, He added that the December 1h meetings, to which the Terminus property owners and other persons concerned with the Terminus development are invited, wiil meet in the Aldermanic Chambers. There being no further business, the meeting was sdjourned at 3:45 Ann Butler Recording Seeretary  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 13, Folder 3, Document 47 Box 13 Box 13 Folder 3 Folder topic: Atlanta Civic Design Commission | 1966-1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/c0359e2992a423a1e726de9a35688a6d.pdf baa718b5bf156f293cfb4232a0f6448c Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. MINUTES ATLANTA CIVIC DESIGN C OtPilSSI ON OCTOBER 26, 1967 The regular meeting of the Atlanta Civic Design Commission was held Thursday, J ~tober 26, at 2 p.m., in Committee Room #4, City Hall, with the following !•. '-· ;i, be rs present: Joseph S. Perrin, Chairman Paul Muldawer, Vice-Chairman Mrs. Alvin M. Ferst, Secretary W, . L. Calloway Samuel!. Cooper Franklin M. Garrett Mrs. Edith Henderson H. King McCain J. Ben Moore Guest present: Eric Harkness - Planning Dept. Minutes of the October 12 meeting were corrected as follow: (Page 3) "Mr. Garrett was requested to draft a resolution requesting the Board of Aldermen to consider an ordinance designating the Terminus area as an historic site." CHAIRMA N I S REPORT: Bridge Ordir1:~n~ The chairman presented for approval a letter to the Mayor and Board of Aldermen concerning the proposed Bridge Ordinance. The letter was approved for mailing, along with an editorial dea1ing with the bridge o·rdin a nce which was published in the Atlanta Constitution on October 23, and presented by Mrs. Ferst . 1!":mbers hip ... ' . Perrin presented a letter dated October 24 1 from the North Georgia C~ n pte r, American Institute of Arc hitects, nominating Mr . Fred Bainbridge of the firm of Martin & Bainbridg~, to serve on the Commission. This l r~ ' i s the result of Mr . Mul dawer contacting AIA re nomination for ACDC member ship, as requested at th e last meeting~ Mrs. Henderson's motion to accept AIA ' s nomination of Mr . Bainbridge was app~oved. The following recommendati ons of the Com:n ission to Mayor ·Allen were approved: Dr. Arthur G. Hansen (to replace Mr . Joseph B. Browder) Engineering Category 3 year term Mr. Fred Bainbridge (t o replace Mr. John Portman, who is recommended as the first member of a proposed special resources and advis ory ~ nm~'A toe to tha Commission) Architecture Category 3 year term Reappointments (for 3 year terms) of the follow i ng: W. L. Calloway Lay Citizen) Julian Harris (Painting & Sculpture) H. King McCain (Eng ireering) �7 -2- Ad~i!!__o:y__c_ommi tt.:~ Mrs. Ferst initiated a discussion during which several members concurred in the view that Mr. John Portman was an invaluable resour~e for the Commission and that though professional commitments prevented his regular att e ndance, he perhaps would agree to serve on a special resources and advisory committee to the Commission. Thereby, the chairman appointed the following committee to discuss the feasibility of the appointment of oth e r adn~-or:r · -eommittee members to assist in special projects of the Commission: Mr~ McCain, chairman Mrs. Ferst Mr. Garrett Mr. Huldawer This committee was requested to present a report at the December 1L meeting. Easel As the result of the Commission requesting an easel, to be used for the presentation of plans, Mr. Perrin reported that Mrs. Price in the Uayor's Offic e will proc es s the order for sam e upon r e ceipt of specifications and source of supply. r/1.r. 1~uldawer will forward requested information to the offic e . VI CE-C HA IR VAN 1 S RE PO RT Mr. Muld awe r gave a br ief summary of the me etin g which he and s evera l oth e r members of th e Commission atte nd e d on Oc tobe r 17 wi th Ce ntral Atlanta Progr e ss, Inc, A joint City/CAP planning team is tr y in g to develope a Cen tr a l Atlanta Acti on Progr am, and the ACDC was asked fo r their su gg estions an d co mmen ts on c e rta in pha s es o f the pro g ram. ~ECR~TARY 1 ~ R~P ORT Mr s . Fe rst pres e nte d a newspaper c li pp i ng from the New York Times, Concerni n g a des i g n c ommi ttee a ppointed by t he Ma yo r of New York , whieh is s i mi l ar t o the ACDC . Add it i onal eopies of th e article are be ing prepare d. CO}·ftfi l TTEF. REP OR TS : ~ i gn Re vie! Mr . Muldawer submitted a rep o rt on the proposed . Turnke y Public Housing De ve l o pment a t Hollywo od Road, a s r eviewed b y th e Commission at a p reviou s mee t ing. This r ep o r t wi ll b e f orwar ded t o Mr . Matthe w Bystry , de ve l op er , who sub mitted t he pro j ec t f or review. Mr. Muldawer also presen t ed a copy of proposed Design Cri t e r ia for V~ltipl e Dwelling Housing Proje cts, a s de vel ope d by Messr s , Eric Harkness and Muldawer. Copies of the cri t eria will b e mailed to members for review. �- 3 - "Terminus 11 As requested at the last Acne meeting, Mr, Garrett presented a proposed resolution requesting the Board of Aldermen to consider an ordinance designating the Terminus area as an historic site. The resolution was unanimously adopted and will be forwarded to Alderman Rodney Cook, Mr. Garrett asked if the Terminus property owners had yet been sent letters inviting them to meet with the Commission, as requested at a previous meeting. The chairman replied that the list of property owners had only that day been received from Mr. Herb Reese of Adams Cates Company. Mr. Perrin proposed that the property owners be invited to the December- 14 meeting of the ACDC, at which time the Commission will request the use of the Alde rma ni c Chamber. It was suggested that along with the Terminus property owners, Alderman Rodney Cook, Vice- Mayor Sam Masse 11, and three members of the Chamber of Commerce be invited to this particular meeting. Mrs. Ferst was requested to be thinking about how the information should be presented. The Commission hopes to finalize plans at the next meeting. Communications Mrs. Ferst presented a written report, consisting of the following accomplishme nts or recommendations: 1. Completion of double postcard mailing to verify mailing l ist of over 100 names. 2. Co mpila tion of material for ACDC brochure. J. Arrange for secretary to compile l ist of ACD C accomplishments. 4. Pl an f or mat for a regular a nnu al report. S. Request appointment of dinner committee to plan orientation meeting. The following committee sugges ted: Mayor Allen, chairman; John Portman, co-chairman; Ann Butler, member. 6. A luncheon meeting comprised of ACDC and various designated persons to plan the proposed dinner meeting . This report was accepted with commendation , and authorization given to move forward with plans as stated in t~e report. UNFINISHED BUSINESS Mr. Calloway inquired about the "Ugly Triangle II project, and the chairman requested Committee #7 to report on this at the next meeting. Mr. Eric Harkness will also check into this matter and report back to the Commission. �- 4 NEV·1 BUSINESS Mr. Moore, who was foreman of the Fulton County Grand Jury in July and August, reported that the Grand Jury had forwarded the follo wing recommendations to the City of Atlanta: 1. That receptacles be placed in downtown Atlanta with placards; 2. Passage of the tree ordinance; J. Require trucks hauling garbage and trash to be covered; 4. Require cement trucks to remove the cement they dump on streets. Mr. Perrin suggested that the Sanitary Committee move forward to support these recommendations. ADJOURNMr.:NT There being no further busine ss , th e meeting was adjourned at 4 :00 Ann Butler Reco.rding Se~ret.ary � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document MINUTES ATLANTA CIVIC DESIGN COM*ISSION OCTOBER 26, 1967 The regular meeting of the Atlanta Civic Design Commission was held Thursday, Setober 26, at 2 p.m., in Comnittee Room #h, City Hall, with the following rembers present: Joseph S, Perrin, Chairman Franklin M, Garrett Paul Muldawer, Vice-Chairman Mrs, Edith Henderson Mrs. Alvin M. Ferst, Secretary H. King McCain W. L, Calloway J. Ben Moore Samuel I, Cooper Guest present; Eric Harkness —- Planning Dept. Minutes of the October 12 meeting were corrected as follow; (Page 3) "Mr. Garrett was requested to draft a resolution requesting the Board of Aldermen to consider an ordinance designating the Terminus area as an historic site," CHATRMAN'S REPORT: Bridge Ordinance The chairman presented for approval a letter to the Mayor and Board of Aldermen concerning the proposed Bridge Ordinance, The letter was approved for mailing, along with an editorial dealing with the bridge ordinance which was published in the Atlanta Constitution on October 23, and presented by Mrs. Ferst. Membership Perrin presented a letter dated October 2h, from the North Georgia Coapter, American Institute of Architects, nominating Mr. Fred Bainbridge of the firm of Martin & Bainbridge, to serve on the Commission. This 1e*' is the result of Mr. Muldawer contacting AIA re nomination for ACDC member- ship, as requested at the last meeting. Mrs, Henderson's motion to accept ATA's nomination of Mr, Bainbridge was approved, The following recommendations of the Commission to Mayor Allen were approved: Dr. Arthur G. Hansen (to replace Mr. Joseph B. Browder) Engineering Category 3 year term Mr. Fred Bainbridge (to replace Mr. John Portman, who is recommended as the first member of a proposed special resources and advisory comr7** tee to the Commission) Architecture Category 3 year term Reappointments (for 3 year terms) of the following: W. L, Calloway Julian Harris H. King McCain Lay Citizen) (Painting & Sculpture) (Engine ering) Advisory Committee Mrs. Ferst initiated a discussion during which several members concurred in the view that Mr. John Portman was an invaluable resource for the Commission and that though professional commitments prevented his regular attendance, he perhaps would agree to serve on a special resources and advisory committee to the Commission, Thereby, the chairman appointed the following committee to discuss the feasibility of the appointment of other advisory eommittee members to assist in special projects of the Commission: Nr, McCain, chairman Mrs, Ferst Mr. Garrett Mr. Muldawer This committee was requested to present a report at the December 1, meeting. Easel As the result of the Commission requesting an easel, to be used for the presentation of plans, Mr. Perrin reported that Mrs, Price in the Mayor's Office will process the order for same upon receipt of specifications and Source of supply. Mr, Muldawer will forward requested information to the office. VICE-CHAIRMAN'S REPORT Mr. Muldawer gave a brief summary of the meeting which he and several other members of the Commission attended on October 17 with Central Atlanta Progress, Ine, A joint City/CAP planning team is trying to develope a Central Atlanta Action Program, and the ACDC was asked for their suggestions and comments on certain phases of the progran, SECRETARY'S REPORT iirs, Ferst presented a newspaper clipping from the New York Times, Concern- ing a design committee appointed by the Mayor of New York, whieh is similar to the ACDC, Additional eopies of the article are being prepared, COMMITTER REPORTS: Design Review ——a Mr. Muldawer submitted a report on the proposed Turnkey Public Housing Development at Hollywood Road, as reviewed by the Commission at a previous meeting, This report will be forwarded to Mr. Matthew Bystry, developer, who submitted the project for review, Mr. Muldawer also presented a copy of proposed Design Criteria for Multiple- Dwelling Housing Projects, as developed by Messrs, Eric Harkness and Muldawer, Copies of the criteria will be mailed to members for review, "Terminus" -—— As requested at the last ACDC meeting, Mr, Garrett presented a proposed resolution requesting the Board of Aldermen to consider an ordinance designating the Terminus area as an historic site. The resolution was unanimously adopted and will be forwarded to Alderman Rodney Cook, Mr. Garrett asked if the Terminus property owners had yet been sent letters inviting them to meet with the Commission, as requested at a previous meeting. The chairman replied that the list of property owners had only that day been received from Mr, Herb Reese of Adams Cates Company. Mr. Perrin proposed that the property owners be invited to the December ll meeting of the ACDC, at which time the Commission will request the use of the Aldermanic Chamber, It was suggested that along with the Terminus property owners, Alderman Rodney Cook, Vice-Mayor Sam Massell, and three members of the Chamber of Commerce be invited to this particular meeting. Mrs. Ferst was requested to be thinking about how the information should be presented, The Commission hopes to finalize plans at the next meeting. Communications Mrs. Ferst presented a written report, consisting of the following accomplish- ments or recommendations: 1. Completion of double posteard mailing to verify mailing list of over 100 names, 2. Compilation of material for ACDC brochure. 3. Arrange for secretary to compile list of ACDC accomplishments. 4h. Plan format for a regular annual report, 5. Request appointment of dinner committee to plan orientation meeting. The following committee suggested: Mayor Allen, chairman; John Portman, co-chairman; Ann Butler, member, 6. A luncheon meeting comprised of ACDC and various designated persons to plan the proposed dinner meeting. This report was accepted with commendation, and authorization given to move forward with plans as stated in the report. UNFINISHED BUSINESS ——- ae a al Mr. Calloway inquired about the "Ugly Triangle" project, and the chairman requested Committee #7 to report on this at the next meeting. Mr. Eric Harkness will also check into this matter and report back to the Commission, NEW BUSINESS Mr. Moore, who was foreman of the Fulton County Grand Jury in July and August, reported that the Grand Jury had forwarded the following recommendations to the City of Atlanta; 1. That receptacles be placed in downtown Atlanta with placards; 2. Passage of the tree ordinance; 3. Require trucks hauling garbage and trash to be covered; 4. Require cement trucks to remove the cement they dump on streets, Mr, Perrin suggested that the Sanitary Committee move forward to support these recommendations, ADJOURNM™NT There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at }:00 Ann Butler Recarding Secretary  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 13, Folder 3, Document 46 Box 13 Box 13 Folder 3 Folder topic: Atlanta Civic Design Commission | 1966-1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/54b77dbe8209dd5af159f27d57e19b2a.pdf 47aa37f0e57959cc45718b0d0a58ce06 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. . CITY HALL ATLANTA, GEORGIA SAMUEL INMAN COOPER, F',A,l,A,, CHAIRMAN JOSEPHS. PERRIN , \/IC&•CHAIRMAN 1 MRS, Al.VIN M, F'ERST, 11.CRli:TA,.V HARRY J, DA.LOWIN, •••• I..At •QRC,llt QOSTICK, P, C, W, L., CAL.L.OWAV . JAMES H, 0000 ,, JOHN C, GOUL.O JUL.IAN HARRIS, A,1,A, GEORGE HEERY, A.I.A, MAS, EDITH HENDERSON, A,S,L,A, H, KINQ MCCAIN, P, E, J, BEN MOORE _I PAUL MULOAWEA, A, l,A, JOHN PORTMAN, A.I.A, r Mr. Collier Gladin Head, Department of City Planning · City Hall Atlanta, Georgia 30303 I ! Dear Mr. Gladin: This is in response to your request for Atlanta Civic Design Commission Review of the report on Design prepared as part of the City of 1 Atlanta's Community Improvement Program by Candeub, Fleissig and Associates, ! . Planning Consultants. . ,· I In general we found the report to be informative and useful in the general discussion of design principles and objectives. We also thought a good job was done in identifying some specific problems requiring attention in the Atlanta area. We were particularly impressed with the · choice and range of photographs and graphics used to point up these problem areas. In short, the committee would have little quarrel with the general material contained in the body of the report. On the other hand, it is the consensus of the Commission that the report was extremely weak in the area of major concern to both public officials and interested citizens and of special concern to members of the Atlanta Civic Design Comrnission--namely in the area of specific proposals and reco1Tll!1endations. We would be less than frank if we failed to state that we had hoped for more specific advice as to what steps this community should be taking now t o achieve better urban design in the future. Of nine items included in the Summary of Major Recommendations (page 3 of the r eport) we find only two that are reasonably specific--one calling for a CBD · plan and the other calling for an ordinance to regulate the removal .of mature trees. Unfrotunately, even these recommendations are weakened somewhat by their position at the tail end of the list. The other seven items might more properly be classified as statements of general need rather than firm recommendations to be implemented. For the most part they could be .adv~nce.d for any urban area , ' , I, • ··.. . .. · L • i .i II I �i I • "" ...' ~ -2- Mr. Collier Gladin June 1, 1967 in the United States today. They do not, unfortunately, reflect some of the thoughtful analysis contained in the body of the Design Report itself. ,. ' ! ·. ' ' Taking the points covered in the recommendations in the order of their appearance, we would make the following comments: (1) (2) . The Commission would agree that "Physical Design plans related · , to the Community Improvement Program must be carried out by the best professional designers available." We would have appreciated some specific recommendations as to how this might be accomplished. For example, we believe that more use might be made of design competitions and we had hoped to see some discussion of whether and under ·what circumstances the consultant would support or oppose such procedures. Also, some consideration of an "awards program" might have been provided in the report. (3) (4) (5) (6) ·, The stc1tement of need "from the public and private leadership of Atlanta to a goal of a well designed city and to the program needed to achieve it" would certainly have the support of every Design Commission member. We do wish that more emphasis had been placed in the study on the development of such a program. The Commission would probably support the idea that "The city must prepare and adopt a design-growth strategy. 11 The report, however, is not too clear on what such a strategy would consist of or how to achieve i~. The Commission would most likely support the consultants' recommendations that design controls need to be improved "through strengthening of the Subdivision and Zoning Ordinances II and probably that the Civic Design Corrm1ission needs to be strengthened also, but we are not too clear as to how this is to be accomplished. It would have been helpf ul if the Consultant could have provided some specific ammendments (in rough draft) for consideration of public officials and Commission members. I I ' i, \ i I- I~·; i I I I . , 1 I I! i:i, I; . I : , I I• 1· l I ! I! .·I. 1:1 I.p I . , I ·, i: i · \:. \'. I I :I .{ \ I .. , , ' I I , ~ I The suggestion that a "design officer is needed" is inter esting. We wish it had been accompanied by a firm recom.~endation as to his duties and recommended location within the structure of local government. The suggestion that he serve a city agency (existing or new) leaves the basic questions hanging without much hope for support. ·· ·" I I I 11 I .. I I I ·. . ,I I:! ! 'I . The stat ement that 11 a commitment is essential by all city departments to design policies ad opted by the city" is again something all Design Commission members would s upport but we would have liked to have received some guidance as to suecific steps that might be takeri to achieve it. I I i. I I ' 1 ,i : I! I ;.,1II I ' . ', ;· i 'I i ·;: I I I 1111 : ·.1·! I !: I I i ·l!j"'r:·,:, 1; /,(! ·i :-1 i I I,i'·:I,.!i! I• , I' ' !f ,, : l I' · ,:1,i'1:i:I 1, ; I. ! �• .. ~ . .. 'I I• •. ' .. . >·. ... ·' ' .i 1 ·-·. .. • • ~ ' I • ' I,· .. ,. ... , •, l I I . .· . . .· ·... .• ·. ·· ·, . I·} I ' I ;' . .. ·.:·. ·\·.>.'\·:.-::·: . ·:\:)::_ . :·. :. ' I . . ,iti : ,11 1·;\; 1-: · >1·. ·: :\iii 'ii : . .·.: :- ·:,_:','.\· ; :- :·.'\ ··:·.·.·.·: .(7)°-'·. The statement that "a formal de s ic;n review procedure" is ··.: ·:·. ';'.- ·' >.··.:· .,.. ·: ..··". '· needed is confusing insofar a s the Atlanta Civic DesiGn .:·.-. :._:· .: :~>.·,:~». ·:··· _.:,._·:,· ·.· ·.: .-.Commission is serv:ing such a function at the pre s ent time . ·:::<:: _..,:·,:·:·:.;:-'.:,';;. ::... \ : -_-.';, . If the intent was to require thJt <'Jll major private con s true. .-. ::~·,:;"/ :'.:··· >::_" :.·-~·.--..· . .:- · tion in the city be ma de subject t o such review, we , n.s h it · : ;·_·:' · . _- ::: , ;·. :· ·:.:. · :: · , had been stated ·more clearly. Under this circums t ance, we · ' ·.. ·.....·'.·.. .·: · also would. like to see some consideration of r e commended , . · limits and cut-off points for review of private construction. & ··1 June 1, ·1967 -3-. _. .... .· ·'::··..- . · -}ir.'-.Collier Gla.d:in (8 I ... 1•• / ' .' . ; -· ' I ,. 1 ,i ·.. .··· 1{ '.! I ; ' I , i.i ., 'I ··, ·,111ji: 1.'1 .. .·1,·',·I,· ii !I· I ii , · . : · I• , 11: I. , I I'i i I .'. ' · .. . · ·: ;, _:-_: 1 :; , i r·· ·.. i :1: 1 I!ii\ ' ; ! ! ll..11t 1·:.1 \;:!. 11 ! · see +.' tree ord:inance be developed. We would h ave pref erre d ~o v n ese l i terns hea ding this particular list because the bottom position 1 does appear to weaken them. 11111 1 · I:i • \ ,.11i< jt ' 1 l I: !:' :i (: I i',·!i.'. I j II p:. j, i l:: ,\ J'.1;/ /I. i!I'. ! iii·: IP: 1111 1\ ·, 11/ , 1 'Ii; 1:1, 1:1 :' ,d1 ' 1!1: . l!!!!'1 .,,,, 1,j : 11, I I 'I . d1,· I I il{ : ' I: ii: ;: . Pi ·1,: l ; , ' ,! i i1' ',i : We thank y ou f or the opportunity of reviewing t his material. If there are any quest i ons, please fe el free to call on us for further . ·clarification. · -. ,1 I f'• I ··: . ' Very truly yours, ·.:, . ' . 1• . ,·. J SP/mjd cc: Mayor I. Allen Aldermanic Board . ~~.-P~cwv• seph S. Perri.A airman· ., ·. "· I• 1· : t :\ I I. 11 1i . I I \ \ 1-h1 • q(; ! I t may be argued that s ome of this t h :inking i s incorporated in the b ody of t he report and we woul d agree tha t some of i t is. But we would als o sta te our belief that it will n ot be r ead or , if r ead, not taken serious ly unless i t i s s t ated expl i ci t ly and with convi ction in the Summary of Ma j or Re commendations at t he begi nning of the report. It is the hope of t he Desi gn Commission that the city or its consultants will be in position to f ollow through with the good s t art that· has been made to devel op a sp ec ific , comprehensive pr ogram f or a chievement of the design goals and ob ject i ves s t ated s o well :in the design report. I i ,\ Iii .' 1 I I ! 11 1i1ll 1 1 In s ummary, we f eel the r eport f alls short in the most i mportant I area--the area of recommendations. We are conce rned both with the I r e commendations actually presented and with those that were not. We b el i eve that the hand of public a gencies concerned with design matters in t he city would have been strengt hened by 1) a much stronger s tc:;tement of the case for a CBD plan; 2) a s t rong recommendation that a visua l I s ur vey and desi gn progr am be developed and i mplemented with spe cifi c , 1 r e c ommendations as to how t his mi ght be done ; 3) a draft of spe ci f i c . amendments to the subdivision ordinance, zon:ing ord:inance, buildir.g codes, etc.; 4) · firm recommendations for a ·study of the impact of ad v alorem I taxation on de sign; 5) recommenda tions f or development of an incentive s _ _f program (awar ds or other) for encour ag:ing good des ign; 6) recommendationB regarding whether and how design compet itions might b e employed :in t he f urt her ance of g ood desi gn; 7) r ecommen dations r egard :ing adopt ion of a sign ordinance ; 8 ) re c ommendations r egarding t he development. of de s i gn .. 1 plans for specific major streets, expressways, rapid transit system an!;i_ , publi c open sp aces, and so forth . I ·, ,1jl-:. :,: I 9) Aga:in, we ~pport the recommendations that a CBD plan and I .- 1 I ,,: I , .1 I!: I I I, I I l!,,' n ,., 'I 'I ' ,·, 1: 11 � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document i “Mada 'G. itso Detigin | orate, Conk CITY HALL ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303 | | ' SAMUEL INMAN COOPER, F.Asle Ans CHAIRMAN ; ; : JOSEPH S, PERRIN, VICE*CHAIRMAN’ A <5 a | j MRS, ALVIN M. FERST, SECRETARY me = . June 1, 1967 HARRY J. DALOWIN, AsSeleAs ae ; ‘ OROIE DOSTICK, Pe Ge 5 rie i ; Vy W. Ls CALLOWAY | ; VE i 3 Bonn JAMES H. DOOD : ; jms : MATS. nA 7 F * 7 ms -* * od . - - JOHN CC. GOULD JULIAN HARRIS, Aili Ae GEORGE HEEARY, Avle A. MAS. EDITH HENDERSON, A.Sibe As H. KING MCCAIN, P. E. J. BEN MOORE PAUL MULDAWER, As LAs JOHN PORTMAN, A.A. Mr. Collier Gladin Head, Department of City Planning ‘City Hall Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dear Mr. Gladin: This is in response to your request for Atlanta Civic Design Commission Review of the report on Design prepared as part of the City of Atlanta's Community Improvement Program by Candeub, Fleissig and Associates, Planning Consultants. In general we found the report to be informative and useful in the general discussion of design principles and objectives. We also thought a good job was done in identifying some specific problems requiring attention in the Atlanta area. We were particularly impressed with the choice and range of photographs and graphics used to point up these problem areas, In short, the committee would have little quarrel with the general material contained in the body of the report. On the other hana, it is the consensus of the Commission that the report was extremely weak in the area of major concern to both public officials and interested | citizens and of special concern to members of the Atlanta Civic Design i Commission--namely in the area of specific proposals and recommendations. We would be less than frank if we failed to state that we had \ hoped for more specific advice as to what steps this community should : be taking now to achieve better urban design in the future. Of nine items included in the Summary of Major Recommendations (page 3 of the report) we find only two that are reasonably specific--one calling for a CBD plan and the other calling for an ordinance to regulate the removal of «lt mature trees. Unfrotunately, even these recommendations are weakened somewhat by their position at the tail end of the list. The other seven items might more properly be classified as statements of general need rather than firm recommendations to be im- plemented. For the most part they could be advanced for any urban area “hited S.ge #0 ° ; | w ‘+ | a 7 = ET 2 — sere Mr. Collier Gladin ule June 1, 1967 in the United States today. They do not, unfortunately, reflect some of the thoughtful analysis contained in the body of the Design Report itself. Taking the points covered in the recommendations in the order of their appearance, we would make the following comments: (1) The statement of need "from the public and private leadership (2) (3) (u) (5) (6) of Atlanta to a goal of a well designed city and to the program needed to achieve it" would certainly have the support of every Design Commission member. We do wish that more emphasis had been placed in the study on the development of such a program. The Commission would agree that "Physical Design plans related .to the Community Improvement Program must be carried out by the best professional designers available." We would have appreciated some specific recommendations as to how this might be accomplished. For example, we believe that more use might be made of design competitions and we had hoped to see some discussion of whether and under what circumstances the consultant would support or oppose such procedures. Also, some consideration of an "awards program" might have been provided in the report. The Commission would probably support the idea that "The . city must prepare and adopt a design-growth strategy." The . report, however, is not too clear on what such a strategy would consist of or how to achieve it. The Gommission would most likely support the consultants' recommendations that design controls need to be improved "through strengthening of the Subdivision and Zoning Ordi- nances" and probably that the Civic Design Commission needs to be strengthened also, but we are not too clear as to how this is to be accomplished. It would have been helpful if the Consultant could have provided some specific ammendments (in rough draft) for consideration of public officials and Commission members. The statement that "a commitment is essential by all city departments to design policies adopted by the city" is again something all Design Commission members would support but we would have liked to have received some guidance as to svecific steps that might be taken to achieve it. The suggestion that a "design officer is needed" is interesting. We wish it had been accompanied by a firm recommendation as to his duties and recommended location within the structure of local government. The suggestion that he serve a city agency (existing or new) leaves the basic qveeaeis hanging without much hope for support. - 5. tut: pe og “ f% + nee “fg th Woy ., “. “Mp,!.Collier Gladin. ee -3- ae June 1, 1967 © “hh oar eu 7)". The statement that "a formal design review procedure" is “7. #" needed is confusing insofar as the Atlanta Civic Design -. =!" Gommission is serving such a function at the present time. '- Tf the intent was to require that all major private construc- - tion in the city be made subject to such review, we wish it _ had been stated more clearly. Under this circumstance, we also would like to see some consideration of recommended limits and cut-off points for review of private construction. (8 & 9) Again, we WUpport the recommendations that a CBD plan and tree ordinance ‘be developed. We would have preferred to see these items heading this particular list because the bottom position does appear to weaken them. , In summary, we feel the report falls short in the most important area--the area of recommendations. We are concerned both with the recommendations actually presented and with those that were not. We believe that the hand of public agencies concerned with design matters in the city would have been strengthened by 1) a much stronger statement of the case for a CBD plan; 2) a strong recommendation that a visual survey and design program be developed and implemented with specific recommendations as to how this might be done; 3) a draft of specific amendments to the subdivision ordinance, zoning ordinance, building codes, etc.; 4) firm recommendations for a ‘study of the impact of ad valorem taxation on design; 5) recommendations for development of an incentives program (awards or other) for encouraging good design; 6) recommendations | regarding whether and how design competitions might be employed in the furtherance of good design; 7) recommendations regarding adoption of 4 sign ordinance; 8) recommendations regarding the development. of design plans for specific major streets, expressways, rapid transit system and_ public open spaces, and so forth. It may be argued that some of this thinking is incorporated in the body of the report and we would agree that some of it is. But we would also state our belief that it will not be read or, if read, not taken seriously unless it is stated explicitly and with conviction in the Summary of Major Recommendations at the beginning of the report. It is the hope of the Design Commission that the city or its consultants will be in position to follow through with the good start that has been made to develop a specific, comprehensive program for achievement of the design goals and objectives stated so well in the design report. We thank you for the opportunity of reviewing this material. if there are any questions, please feel free to call on us for further clarification. - Very truly yours, :.' tt seph S. Perrin JSP/mjd Sure Chairman , i, cc: Mayor I. Allen Aldermanic Board | 1 ' | |  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 13, Folder 3, Document 45 Box 13 Box 13 Folder 3 Folder topic: Atlanta Civic Design Commission | 1966-1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/742c16d9e214f8e6a4e96e6fb8574f0c.pdf bf658773cbd9823a98d9b7db76991559 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. atlanta civic design commission j oseph s. perrin , ch a irm an paul muld awe r, a .i .a. 1 vice -ch airm an mrs . alv in m. fe rst , secretary ha rry j . b a ldwin , a.s. l.a . w. I. ca llo wa y samue l in man cooper, f. a. i .a. james h . d odd frank lin m. garre tt john c . g o u ld juli an ha rri s, a . i. a . m rs . ed ith henders on, a .s. I.a . h. kin g me c ain, p .e . j . b e n moore john portman , a. i. a. jo s ep h b . b rowder , p .e . De c emb e r 7, 196 7 Honora ble Ivan All en, J r. May or City of At la n ta De a r Mr. Mayor : Included with this not e is the r e port on th e De sign ( CQmmun i ty I mprove rren t P rogram - City of Atla nta, Ge or gia ) a b out wh i ch we sp ke in your offic e last wee k. As y ou c an s ee , this rep ort wa s re nd e r e d by th e C mmission to Mr. Co l l i e r Gladin on Jun e 1 f thi s year . Ch a rl tt e Fe rst a nd John P ortman Join with me in e xpr e ssin g t o you f r the Commi ssi o n a pp re ciation f or y ur i n t e r e st a nd i n s ig h t s whic h yo u we r e g o d e nou g h to sha r e wi th us durin g our inf o rmal cha t , a nd we ad d to t hese se nti me nt s t he v e r y b e st of g oo d wi s h es for t he holid ay s ea son. eph S . Perr i n, Cha i rman ANTA CIVIC DES I GN CO MMI SS I ON J SP : ab E ncl . city hallpatlanta pgeorgia 30303 � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document joseph s. perrin, chairman at la nta paul muldawer, a.i.a., vice-chairman mrs, alvin m. ferst, secretary a a , rn harry j. baldwin, a.s.l.a. C iViIC w. |. calloway samuel inman cooper, f.a.i.a. a james h. dodd franklin m. garrett john c. gould julian harris, a.i.a. a a mrs. edith henderson, a.s.l.a. commission eat j. ben moore john portman, a.i.a. joseph b. browder, p.e. December 7, 1967 Honerable Ivan Allen, Jr. May or City of Atlanta Dear Mr. Mayer: Included with this note is the report on the Design (Community Improvement Pregram - City of Atlanta, Georgia) about which we speke in your office last week, As you can see, this report was rendered by the Commissien to Mr. Collier Gladin on June l of this year. Charlette Ferst and John Portman join with me in expressing te you fer the Commission appreciatien for your interest and insights which yeu were geed eneugh te share with us during eur infermal chat, and we add to these sentiments the very best of good wishes for the holiday season, Cerdially yours, Joseph S, Perrin, Chairman ATLANTA CIVIC DESIGN COMMISSION JSP:ab Enel. city hall, atlanta,georgia 30303  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 13, Folder 3, Document 44 Box 13 Box 13 Folder 3 Folder topic: Atlanta Civic Design Commission | 1966-1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/c0ca5d3adf8e9d76c7dfa81de5f859ca.pdf a78f05d27c30dcbedce25c5dedc2791c Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. December 18, 1967 . RESOLUTION TO THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN • CITY OF ATLANTA PASSED BY THE ATLANTA CIVIC DESIGN COMMISSION ON DECEMBER lu., 1967 RE: ARBORIS T FOR THE CI 'TY OF ATLANTA "THE CIVIC DESIGN COMMISSION URGES THE ALDERMANIC BOARD TO PUT THE TREE ORDINANCE INTO EFFECT AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE FOR THE GOOD OF THE CITY BY THE IMMEDIATE APPOINTMBNT OF AN ARBORIST. THE COMMISSION SUGGESTS THAT THE ARBORIST BE A LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT, WHO WOULD NOT ONLY BE TRAINED IN THE UN ~ERSTANDING OF GRADES AND DRAINAGE BUT ALSO IN DESIGN FORMS AND PLANT MATERIAL·. DELAY WILL UNDOUBTEDLY LEAD TO MISU NDERSTANDING AND WEAKENING OF THE INTERPRETATION OF THE O.iDINANCE, ~EREAS THIS PARTICULAR ORDINANCE IS AN OUTSTANDING ONE WHICH WILL BE OF UNTOLD FUTURE VALUE TO THE GRO WTH OF THE CITY," � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document December 18, 1967 RESOLUTION TO THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN ~ CITY OF ATLANTA PASSED BY THE ATLANTA CIVIC DESIGN COMMISSION ON DECEMBER 14, 1967 RE: ARBORIST FOR THE CITY OF ATLANTA "THE CIVIC DESIGN COMMISSION URGES THE ALDERMANIC BOARD TO PUT THE TREE ORDINANCE INTO EFFECT AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE FOR THE GOOD OF THE CITY BY THE IMMEDIATE APPOINTMENT OF AN ARBORIST, THE COMMISSION SUGGESTS THAT THE ARBORIST BE A LANDSCAPE ARCHI- TECT, WHO WOULD NOT ONLY BE TRAINED IN THE UNTERSTANDING OF GRADES AND DRAINAGE BUT ALSO IN DESIGN FORMS AND PLANT MATERIAL, DELAY WILL UNDOUBTEDLY LEAD TO MISUNDERSTANDING AND WEAKENING OF THE INTERPRETATION OF THE ORDINANCE, ‘HEREAS THIS PARTICULAR ORDINANCE IS AN OUTSTANDING ONE WHICH WILL BE OF UNTOLD FUTURE VALUE TO THE GROWTH OF THE CITY,"  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 13, Folder 3, Document 43 Box 13 Box 13 Folder 3 Folder topic: Atlanta Civic Design Commission | 1966-1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/c4aaf4d608d288a4847c6e317ec58dee.pdf 2f7fc7e99247bda71bbf138260c4dc3a Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. December 28 , 1961 MEMORANDUM TO FROM Joe Perrin, Chairman, Atlanta Civic Design Commission Ivan Allen , Jr . As you know, Mr. Samuel Inman Cooper's architectural firm ha received the contract from the City of Atlanta for the renovation of the Aldermanic chamber • I would like to suggest to the Atlanta Civic De ign Commi ion that you recommend an appropriate di play are in the chamber for the many portr its of former mayor which are now hangin on the fir t floor and in ome of the committee room • May I al o suggest th t consider tion be given to the renovation of the e portr it , which may not be arti tic lly well done in your opinion, but are an important part of th city' bi tory. Further thought may al o b given to having portrait commissioned of those mayor's not pre ntly painted. I would appreciate receiving your view on th ae subjects. IAJr:am � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document December 28, 1967 MEMORANDUM TO : Joe Perrin, Chairman, Atlanta Civic Design Commission FROM : Ivan Allen, Jr. As you know, Mr. Samuel Inman Cooper's architectural firm has received the contract from the City of Atlanta for the renovation of the Aldermanic chambers. I would like to suggest to the Atlanta Civic Design Commission that you recommend an appropriate display area in the chambers for the many portraits of former mayors which are now hanging _ on the first floor and in some of the committee rooms. May I also suggest that consideration be given to the renovation of these portraits, which may not be artistically well done in your opinion, but are an important part of the city's history. Further thought may also be given to having portraits commissioned of those mayor's not presently painted. I would appreciate receiving your views on these subjects. IAJr:am  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 13, Folder 3, Document 42 Box 13 Box 13 Folder 3 Folder topic: Atlanta Civic Design Commission | 1966-1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/2d7fd97e44c5240367b001cfb586c960.pdf 5c120e55542431398381aeee1993d15b Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. ·' I( ·"Cover& Di.xie Like ·tM Dew" Since 1883 Jack Tarver, President Jack Spaiding, Editor • EDITORIALS 24 OCTOBER 24, 1966 ATLANTA D0WN UNDER They Can Hear the Old Rinky-Tink Now By REESE CLEGHORN THE IDEA of reviving Atlanta's deserted underground streets, haunting reminders of hqw the city was a century ago, has been moving some imaginations. Here is where we left that subject (a flashback, in the style of the old flicks): Under Alabama Street, an older Alabama Street exists. At least two and perhaps four blocks of it, with original street-level store fronts, livery stables and saloons, is regarded as reclaimable, along with some of the side streets. It is possible to enter this part of "underground Atlanta" from the present Alabama Street, though all is now dark and forbidding, used mainly by trucks for deliveries to below-street-level entrances of Alabama Street buildings. Still, on that underground Alabama Street you may see, at No. 38, a gilded inscription indicating the Lowry Bank, founded in 1861, and across the street from it is the stone arch that once marked the entrance to one of the meat packers of Packinghouse Row. The Atlanta Chamber of Commerce held forth at No. 44, and at No. 69 people reveled at Paul Hentschel's Saloon. So much for the scene. • • • A MONTH AGO, when I wrote about the possibility that this and perhaps other parts of "underground Atlanta" might be carefully re-created in the style of earlier days, the whole thing was only an idea in a few heads. The Civic Design Commission had been looking into the possibilities. What appeared in print about the idea moved a good many people to call Paul Muldawer, a young architect who is on the commission, to express enthusiastic interest. He welcomes such calls. And he now reports that he and others of the commission have been moving along with more explorations of the prospects. I also have had many responses, and that suggests to me that the idea would be a popular one and a re-creation of the old Atlanta would draw plenty of customers. Among those who have reacted happily to the idea are the people at the Atlanta Convention Bureau, who obviously would have something very unusual to tell our visitors about. • • • SO A SMALL LIST is now being compiled by Mr. Muldawer indicating who thinks what about this still-aborning idea: One caller would like to put in a night club and lounge In the 19th century decor, if other entrepreneurs would join him down under; and now there also is a suggestion that an old locomotive (or the dining car of an old train) be rolled down the tracks that still exist and placed within reach of the visitors. Mr. Hugh Starr has called me and told of a rare collection which I did not know existed. Mr. Starr for many years has been collecting old mechanical music devices. He has more than 50, most of them large and valuable. One, for instance, is a seven-feet-tall mechanical organ with 256 pipes, vintage 1910, which bursts into a frenzy of " Let Me Call You Sweetheart" when Mr. Starr flicks it on. There is an old band organ that whips out "Old McDonald" on 13 brass trumpets, 98 wooden pipes, a bass drum, a snare drum and a cymbal, all of it a veritable cacaphonic extravaganza of early automation. (Hear! hear!) ..MR. STARR'S COLLECTION also includes a player piano that has eight separate slots for nickels (apparently so that one's enjoyment could be prolonged without the necessity of leaving the bar); a genuine Violano-Virtuoso, circa 1912, which combines violin and piano music in a mechanical rhapsody; and, sir, a band organ that plays a continuous r oll of music 650 feet Jong. Now: Mr. Starr is pondering whether a revived " underground ·Atlanta" might have room for a museum of old musical instrument curiosities. An even more obvious entry might be a drug store of early vintage, perhaps equipped with the paraphernalia of the early soft-drink industry in Atlanta. I shall not mention any commercial names here (other than that of the late ViolanoVirtuoso company), but there is one firm in town that does, in fact, spring to mind. Minds are beginning to whir on all such dazzling prospects. In fact, some people are even said to be hearing the faint, ghostly notes of a rinky-tink. • • • MEANWllILE, THERE IS only one bit of discouragement. The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority has been eyeing our underground city with an undisguised hankering. It thinks it might like to place the downtown Transit Center (meeting place of the north-south and east-west subway lines) in "underground Atlanta." It, too, is studying the area. But there is a large area in this underground city; and the only part of it which is being considered for a revival of the past is the short stretch under Alabama Street. Certainly it would be a shame, and perhaps it would be a kind of disaster, if that area had to be sacrificed to rapid transit. Anyone who has a serious interest in all this should make himself heard. This part of Atlanta's heritage is too good to lose to disinterest and the march of the great giant Progress. � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Atlawia Dor “Covers Dixie Like the Dew” Since 1883 Jack Tarver, President © Jack Spalding, Editor EDITORIALS 24 OCTOBER 24, 1966 ATLANTA DOWN UNDER They Can Hear the Old Rinky-Tink Now By REESE CLEGHORN THE IDEA of reviving Atlanta’s deserted underground streets, haunting reminders of how the city was a century ago, has been moving some imaginations. Here is where we left that subject (a flash- back, in the style of the old flicks): Under Alabama Street, an older Alabama Street exists. At least two and perhaps four blocks of it, with original street-level store / fronts, livery stables and saloons, is regarded \ as reclaimable, along with some of the side streets. It is possible to enter this part of “‘under- ground Atlanta” from the present Alabama Street, though all is now dark and forbidding, used mainly by trucks for deliveries to below-street-level entrances of Ala- bama Street buildings, Still, on that underground Alabama Street you may see, at No. 38, a gilded inscription indicating the Lowry Bank, found- ed in 1861, and across the street from it is the stone arch that once marked the entrance to one of the meat packers of Pack- inghouse Row. The Atlanta Chamber of Commerce held forth at No. 44, and at No. 69 people reveled at Paul Hentschel’s Saloon. So much for the scene. = * * A MONTH AGO, when I wrote about the possibility that this and perhaps other parts of “underground Atlanta” might be carefully re-created in the style of earlier days, the whole thing was only an idea in a few heads. The Civic Design Commission had been looking into the possibilities. What appeared in print about the idea moved a good many people to call Paul Muldawer, a young architect who is on the commission, to express enthusiastic interest. He welcomes such calls. And he now reports that he and others of the commission have been moving along with more explora- tions of the prospects. I also have had many responses, and that suggests to me that the idea would be a popular one and a re-creation of the old Atlanta would draw plenty of customers. Among those who have reacted happily to the idea are the people at the Atlanta Convention Bureau, who obviously would have something very unusual to tell our visitors about. “ *, * SO A SMALL LIST is now being compiled by Mr. Muldawer indicating who thinks what about this still-aborning idea: One caller would like to put in a night club and lounge in the 19th century decor, if other entrepreneurs would join him down under; and now there also is a suggestion that an old s " locomotive (or the dining car of an old train) be rolled down : the tracks that still exist and placed within reach of the visitors, Mr. Hugh Starr has called me and told of a rare collection which I did not know existed. Mr, Starr for many years has been collecting old mechanical music devices. He has more than 50, most of them large and valuable. One, for instance, is a seven-feet-tall mechanical organ with 256 pipes, vintage 1910, which bursts into a frenzy of “Let Me Call You Sweetheart” when Mr. Starr flicks it on. There is an old band organ that whips out “Old McDonald” on 13 brass trumpets, 98 wooden pipes, a bass drum, a snare drum and a cymbal, all of it a veritable cacaphonic extrava- ganza of early automation. (Hear! hear!) * * ae MR. STARR’S COLLECTION also includes a player piano that has eight separate slots for nickels (apparently so that one’s enjoyment could be prolonged without the necessity of leaving the bar); a genuine Violano-Virtuoso, circa 1912, which combines violin and piano musie in a mechanical rhapsody; and, sir, a band organ that plays a continuous roll of music 650 feet long. Now: Mr. Starr is pondering whether a revived ‘‘under- ground Atlanta’ might have room for a museum of old musical instrument curiosities. An even more obvious entry might be a drug store of early vintage, perhaps equipped with the paraphernalia of the early soft-drink industry in Atlanta, I shall not mention any commercial names here (other than that of the late Violano- Virtuoso company), but there is one firm in town that does, in fact, spring to mind. Minds are beginning to whir on all such dazzling prospects. In fact, some people are even said to be hearing the faint, ghost- ly notes of a rinky-tink. + * * MEANWHILE, THERE IS only one bit of discouragement. The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority has been eyeing our underground city with an undisguised hankering. It thinks it might like to place the downtown Transit Center (meet- ing place of the north-south and east-west subway lines) in “underground Atlanta.’’ It, too, is studying the area. But there is a large area in this underground city; and the only part of it which is being considered for a revival of the past is the short stretch under Alabama Street. Certainly it would be a shame, and perhaps it would be a kind of disaster, if that area had to be sacrificed to rapid transit. Anyone who has a serious interest in all this should make himself heard. This part of Atlanta’s heritage is too good to lose to disinterest and the march of the great giant Progress. 4  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 13, Folder 3, Document 41 Box 13 Box 13 Folder 3 Folder topic: Atlanta Civic Design Commission | 1966-1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/1c83a86b8b092c805c133b9272a99a33.pdf 3bd588349cde9dc9d19faf5808971248 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Wl)tAlhmfa Journal "Covers Dixie Like the Dew" Since 1883 Jock Tarver, President • Jack Spalding, Editor 20- - ED1TORIALS SEPTEMBER 21, 1966\ _ ___, OUR UNDERGROUND CITY Will Ghost Streets of Atlanta live Again? By REESE CLEGHORN ATLANTA'S name was changed in 1844 from Terminus to Marthasville. But you may still take a train to Terminus. In fact, you may walk to it. The center of Terminus exists under the Central A venue Viaduct in Atlanta. It is a stone marker a couple of feet high, with the chiseled notation "W & A R.R. , 0 O." This is the Zero Mile Post, and it was put into the ground in 1842 as the first of a series of mU.e posts marking the route of a new railroad b, tween Atlanta and Chattanooga. But this was not Atlanta. It was Terminus, because this was the end of the line, and the city was nothing much then except the end of the new railroad line. * * trucks roll daily, delivering to underground entrances of buildings that rise over the older structures. Many of the old stores are now siborage places. On some parts of the underground streets, light shines through; other parts are dark. When the first Broad Street overpass was constructed in 1852, part of the older Atlanta was submerged. When-the Spring Street overpass was finished in 1922, Underground Atlanta grew again. This building-over process is still being regularly repeated. Walk along the older Alabama Street and at No. 38 you may see a gilded inscription indicating the Lowry Bank, which was founded in 1861. At No. 44 on this old Alabama Street, in the 1870s, the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce was busy, no doubt with an early Forward Atlanta program. At No. 69 people were more relaxed : This was Paul Hentschel's Saloon. IT WOULD BE difficult to find anything that means as * * much in Atlanta's history as this marker. It designated the ter- .. ACROSS FROM Mr. Lowry's private bank, ornamental mination that gave us the city's first name. And on it are the posts stand alongside the stone arch marking the entrance to initials that gave us the word " Atlanta," derived from the one of the meat packers of Packinghouse Row. name of the state-owned Western & Atlantic Railroad. (Gisell Sieburth wrote about these and other buildings ln December of 1842 crowds came to see the first locomo- whose history she had traced, in the Journal-Constitution Magative move over the tracks, and that may have been the real zine last December.) beginning of Atlanta, because the city grew first as a transCan the dark rooms behind ornat e old Victorian-style posts portation center. be turned into new restaurants, with some old-style furnish· ings? Can there be restoration of painted glass now removed, In the dim light under the viaduct, and near the tracks, with- and refurbishing of cast-iron fronts? Will Paul Hentschel's SaIn a fenced enclosure, you may see the Zero Mile Post where loon swing again? it all started. That is what is on the minds of some of those now con"' * "' templa ting this germ of an idea. They think there may be a THIS IS ONE P ART of Underground Atlanta. There ls much chance to convert several underground blocks into a popular more, because this is a city that was built in layers. Now our center of restaurants, galleries, night spots and shops, all in new Civic Design Commission has begun a serious inquiry into the style of the old Atlanta. possibilities of bringing to life the old city underneath. "' "' So far this is just an idea. The commission wants to deterTHERE IS ROOM for an impressive entranceway at one mine the feasibility for use of Underground Atlanta as an en- point on the present Alabama Street, where stairs and planted tertainment area. This may depend upon the willingness of the landings might lead the visit.ors int.o the old city. Could there property owners and the interest of the public. be a horse-and-buggy shuttle service waiting below, to take Under Alabama Street is an older Alabama Street, an ol!}er people on the original cobblestone streets, under gas lights, to city. At least two and perhaps four blocks of it, with origitial their destinations? street-level store fronts, livery stables and saloons, might be reA committee of the Civic Design Commission wants to claimed, along with some of the side streets. find out. Paul Muldawer, an architect who is a member of IJhe committee, believes all this may be feasible-if there is public * * TIIlS AREA, like a number of other segments ef the older response to the idea. He hopes to hear. city under other streets and viadu0t$, can be easily reached " Every city needs something people will point to as truly and, in fact, is still in use. On many of these dead streets unique," he said, " and for Atlanta this could be it." � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document “Covers Dixie Like the Dew” Since 1883 Jack Tarver, President > EDITORIALS OUR UNDERGROUND CITY ° Jack Spalding, Editor 20 "SEPTEMBER 21, 1966) - Will Ghost Streets of Atlanta Live Again? ‘ By REESE CLEGHORN ATLANTA'S name was changed in 1844 from Terminus to Marthasville. But you may still take a train to Terminus. In fact, you may walk to it. The center of Terminus exists under the Central Avenue Viaduct in Atlanta. It is a stone marker a couple of feet high, with the chiseled notation “W & A R.R., O 0.” This is the Zero Mile Post, and it was put into the ground in -% 1842 as the first of a series of mile posts mark- \‘: ing the route of a new railroad between Atlanta and Chattanooga. But this was not Atlanta. It was Terminus, because this was the end of the line, and the So was nothing much then except the end of the new railroad Ine. He * Eg IT WOULD BE difficult to find anything that means as. much in Atlanta’s history as this marker. It designated the ter- . mination that gave us the city’s first name. And on it are the initials that gave us the word ‘“‘Atlanta,” derived from the name of the state-owned Western & Atlantic Railroad. In December of 1842 crowds came to see the first locomo- tive move over the tracks, and that may have been the real beginning of Atlanta, because the city grew first as a trans- portation center. In the dim light under the viaduct, and near the tracks, with- in a fenced enclosure, you may see the Zero Mile Post where it all started. cd Ed ae THIS IS ONE PART of Underground Atlanta. There is much more, because this is a city that was built in layers. Now our new Civic Design Commission has begun a serious inquiry into possibilities of bringing to life the old city underneath. So far this is just an idea. The commission wants to deter- mine the feasibility for use of Underground Atlanta as an en- tertainment area. This may depend upon the willingness of the property owners and the interest of the public. Under Alabama Street is an older Alabama Street, an older city. At least two and perhaps four blocks of it, with original street-level store fronts, livery stables and saloons, might be re- claimed, along with some of the side streets. * * ae THIS AREA, like a number of other segments of the older city under other streets and viaducts, can be easily reached and, in fact, is still in use. On many of these dead streets trucks roll daily, delivering to underground entrances of build- ings that rise over the older structures. Many of the old stores are now storage places. On some parts of the underground streets, light shines through; other parts are dark. When the first Broad Street overpass was constructed in 1852, part of the older Atlanta was submerged. When the Spring Street overpass was finished in 1922, Underground Atlanta grew again. This building-over process is still being regularly re- peated. Walk along the older Alabama Street and at No. 38 you may see a gilded inscription indicating the Lowry Bank, which was founded in 1861. At No. 44 on this old Alabama Street, in the 1870s, the At- Janta Chamber of Commerce was busy, no doubt with an early Forward Atlanta program. At No. 69 people were more relaxed: This was Paul Hentschel’s Saloon. ae ae ae ACROSS FROM Mr. Lowry’s private bank, ornamental posts stand alongside the stone arch marking the entrance te one of the meat packers of Packinghouse Row. (Gisell Sieburth wrote about these and other buildings whose history she had traced, in the Journal-Constitution Maga- zine last December.) Can the dark rooms behind ornate old Victorian-style posts be turned into new restaurants, with some old-style furnish- ings? Can there be restoration of painted glass now removed, and refurbishing of cast-iron fronts? Will Paul Hentschel’s Sa- loon swing again? That is what is on the minds of some of those now con- templating this germ of an idea. They think there may be a chance to convert several underground blocks into a popular center of restaurants, galleries, night spots and shops, all in ' the style of the old Atlanta. a a THERE IS ROOM for an impressive entranceway at one point on the present Alabama Street, where stairs and planted landings might lead the visitors into the old city. Could there be a horse-and-buggy shuttle service waiting below, to take people on the original cobblestone streets, under gas lights, to their destinations? A committee of the Civic Design Commission wants to find out. Paul Muldawer, an architect who is a member of the committee, believes all this may be feasible—if there is public response to the idea. He hopes to hear. “Every city needs something people will point to as truly unique,” he said, “and for Atlanta this could he it.”  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 13, Folder 3, Document 40 Box 13 Box 13 Folder 3 Folder topic: Atlanta Civic Design Commission | 1966-1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/bd59f485b10af5730df21b6038d8edda.pdf dfffa4e843f0528fc205ae36f77dc253 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. )>fr ;::: TO: FROM: ROUTE SLIP ~== Ivan Allen, Jr. D For your information D Please refer to the attached correspondence and make the necessary reply. 0 FORM 25-4 Advise me the status of the attached. � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document TO: Ce Bak Office of tbe Mayor ROUTE SLIP FROM: Ivan Allen, Jr. ) CO For your information Please refer to the attached correspondence and make the necessary reply. Advise me the status of the attached. FORM 25-4  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 13, Folder 3, Document 39 Box 13 Box 13 Folder 3 Folder topic: Atlanta Civic Design Commission | 1966-1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/3361a6d877b4385341d0c7e479665f0e.pdf aaae20bf22d1052a3b701568b8644bd1 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF THE ATL AN TA CIVIC DESIGN COMMISSION WILL BE HELD AT 2 P. M., THURSDAY, APRIL 21, ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF CITY HALL. � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF THE ATLANTA CIVIC DESIGN COMMISSION WILL BE HELD AT 2 P.M., THURSDAY, APRIL 21, ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF CITY HALL.  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 13, Folder 3, Document 38 Box 13 Box 13 Folder 3 Folder topic: Atlanta Civic Design Commission | 1966-1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/19aab06e2781fdd6a1f091eb48a17bb6.pdf 5720a092e70dc1c07095d5baa999ae62 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. ~ ROUTE ~ TO: FROM: Ivan Allen, Jr. ~ your information D SLIP Please refer to the attached correspondence and make the necessary reply. D Advise me the status of the attached. I FORM 25-4 � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Office of the Mayor ROUTE SLIP TO: fJ —pitice CC FROM: Ivan Allen, Jr. W<or your information L_] Please refer to the attached correspondence and make the necessary reply. (_] Advise me the status of the attached. ALE FORM 25-4  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 13, Folder 3, Document 37 Box 13 Box 13 Folder 3 Folder topic: Atlanta Civic Design Commission | 1966-1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/62391ac5cb1824aa7320e2b94990fd32.pdf 11438e7eaee6a943cbe51cfd77341b92 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. THE NEXT REGULAR ME ETING ~ILL BE HELD AT 2 P . M., OF TH E ATIA!'1' TA THURSDAY, COMMITTEE ROO M #b , CITY HALL. CIVIC DESIGN COMMISSION - --·=•~t-'S.......-------' IN � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF THE ATIANTA CIVIC DESIGN COMMISSION YILL BE HELD AT 2 P.M., THURSDAY, May 2€ , IN COMMITTEE ROOM #h, CITY HALL.  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 13, Folder 3, Document 36 Box 13 Box 13 Folder 3 Folder topic: Atlanta Civic Design Commission | 1966-1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/53a1d5542da34ce2429810311d8e7319.pdf 1a37e2d801ab5662d450f0782e5b55c0 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. TE NEXT RE ULAR MEETI !G OFT E ATLA TA CI I C DES I GN CO· MISS ION WILL BE HELD AT 2 P . · ., THU RSDAY , llAY 5, ON THE SEC OND FLOOR OF CITY BALL . � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF THE ATLANTA CIVIC DESIGN COMMISSION WILL BE HELD AT 2 P.¥., THURSDAY, MAY 5, ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF CiTY HALL.  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 13, Folder 3, Document 35 Box 13 Box 13 Folder 3 Folder topic: Atlanta Civic Design Commission | 1966-1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/a0c49df523d21767c7f4d3360e6c760e.pdf e56bd135c699c9e58e95721175e735bc Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. THE NEXT REGULAR MEETI NG OF THE ATLANTA CIVIC DESIGN CO MMISSION WILL BE HELD AT 2 P. M., THURSDAY, MAY 19 , ON THE SECO ND FLOOR OF CITY HALL. � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. 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Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF THE ATLANTA CIVIC DESIGN COMMISSION WILL BE HELD AT 2 B.M., THURSDAY, JUNE 2, ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF CITY HALL.  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 13, Folder 3, Document 33 Box 13 Box 13 Folder 3 Folder topic: Atlanta Civic Design Commission | 1966-1967