[Vision2020] Doug's downtown cathedral? (was NSA Zoning Trouble)

[Mark Solomon]

Way back in the late 70's, I was involved in the structural 
remodeling of Fonk's Variety to its GTE configuration. Hard to 
remember exactly how high the columns I installed were, but I'm 
pretty sure they were at least 12' to the bottom of the beam. That 
era of building construction usually involved a structural brick 
bearing wall with column pilasters holding the end of floor and roof 
beams with interior wood columns and beams to carry mid-span floor 
and roof joists.

Mark Solomon

At 8:20 AM -0800 12/19/05, Michael wrote:
>Crabtree Writes:
>
>This is exactly the kind of post that lured me into the original 
>donnybrook a la Mack's trailer court. Does it ever occur to folks 
>that others might not be interested in your thoughts and plans for 
>their property? I am not a engineer or a building contractor but I 
>am fairly sure that there is no way the scattaboe could be modified 
>to become a meeting hall sufficient to holding several hundred 
>people. Certainly not via sweat equity.
>
>I think that the "zoning problem" will soon be best solved by the 
>council  changing the code and the comprehensive plan will do what 
>all plans do. Evolve.
>
>Me:
>
>I am a member of Christ Church, I painted the entire outside of NSA, 
>I have been a student at NSA two different times, and I'd prefer not 
>to worship in a basketball court. I was interested in Joan's 
>thoughts; and I said "IF" NSA had to move, this would be a good 
>idea. I was highlighting the more constructive nature of her post 
>and the fact that her agenda is apparently not to run Christ Church 
>into Montana. I am also a builder, and my hunch is that the building 
>could be remodeled for this use (although I could be wrong).  But my 
>elder has told me not to write anything here that is not just about 
>my 'personal issues,' so I'll plan on leaving at that.
>
>Michael Metzler
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