Wednesday, April 06, 2005

Status report on the Penn RR depot (Scribner Place)

At Monday evening's City Council meeting, against all odds, the self-serving drone of anti-park councilmen Dan Coffey and Steve Price miraculously abated for just long enough that Mayor James Garner was able to squeeze a few words into the program.

When the Mayor stepped forward, Coffey was seen to reach for a book to pass the minutes ... until he remembered he doesn't read.

Remaining on task and succinct, Mayor Garner noted that the demolition of existing buildings (Double Seven Tire, et al) to make way for Scribner Place would begin on Monday, April 11.

Ted Fulmore of the Historic Preservation Commission offers this update on the status of the Pennsylvania Railroad Freight Depot (Schmitt Furniture's mattress warehouse), which the commission is interested in saving from the wrecking ball and incorporating in the Scribner Place plan:

"Just wanted to drop you a note about the Penn RR depot. I saw in the Tribune that the Mayor stated demo for Scribner Place would begin 4/11.

"However, the group from the commission is meeting with the Mayor this Thursday to discuss the Depot. We are still hopeful that the demolition will not include it. We'll know more on Thursday. I'll shoot you an update when we hear something definitive."


Thanks, Ted.

Archive (Wednesday, March 16, 2005): It's the Pennsylvania Railroad Freight Depot, and here's the story

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