Save
McMillan Park from DC Government`s destruction
Fri
May 10, 2013 6:36 am (PDT) . Posted by: ``Andrea Rosen`` rosen.andrea
From:
Kirby Vining, nulliparaacnestis@gmail.com
I`ve
been volunteering my time for several years with the Friends of McMillan Park,
a volunteer organization composed of people in the DC area who are fighting to
keep the city from destroying the McMillan Reservoir Park Historic District,
which is located at the intersection of Michigan Avenue and First Street NW,
just across North Capitol Street from our home.
In
case you are unfamiliar with the site -- which is on the National Register of
Historic Places -- I`m attaching a few photos.
We
worked hard to get the site onto the National Register, which was required by
the 1987 deed under which DC acquired the site from the Army Corps of
Engineers, but curiously the National Register application was never made,
until we pushed hard last year. As these pictures show, it`s stunningly
beautiful, well-preserved and unique. I know of nothing else quite like it.
Sadly,
the city is moving very quickly to replace it with a combination of large
commercial buildings and townhouses. According to the District` s Historic
Preservation Review Board, about 90% of the historic structures would be
destroyed by the city`s plans, and the results would be something akin to ``Tyson&#
39;s Corner or Rosslyn.`` You can read many more of the details, and also see a
photo of the city`s plan in the attached fact sheet.
I
would greatly appreciate it if you would consider:
1.
Signing our online petition to get the city to reject the current plan and
consider alternatives that preserve the historic integrity of the site, and
2.
Encouraging others to sign as well.
I`ve
been told it took about 7,000 signatures to save DC`s Eastern Market from the
fate planned for McMillan Park. We owe a debt of thanks to those who worked for
Eastern Market`s preservation so that we could experience it today. I hope you`ll
join with my neighbors and me to fight to preserve the McMillan Reservoir Park
Historic District for us and future generations.
This
is not a chain letter or anything of the sort. I am merely contacting persons
who I trust to see that some things just should not be destroyed in the
relentless rage for progress. I have Bcc`ed all friends to protect everyone` s
privacy. Below I`ve attached a bit more information on the site and the city`s
planned destruction of it.
Thank
you!
Kirby
Vining
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