Captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2008 we were beginning to experience a huge resurgence of downtown living, downtown working, Downtown Entertainment and so forth, and it might not have happened in baltimore in 1992, it could have happened in another city five years later, ten years later, but some other team would have said at some point we dont want a concrete doughnut that looks like a freeway overpass. We want a real ballpark. Architects would have ultimately i think responded. Thats my sense. We never know 100 because what happened what happened. Right. Customer push back, customer isnt want t didnt want the product . Yes. Ultimately in architecture, what clients want matters. One of the things that the people of populace are proudest of is that they serve their clients and they do what their clients wanted. Happily here they had an enlightened client who wanted something important. But to the point about downtown revivals were just happening anyway and would have
People are here to hear you talk about kauffman stadium. Have you talked to the audience about who you are and what you have done prior to writing about ballparks, which is a long story . Paul i have spent most of my life i have been lucky because i have spent my life about what interests me, but i guess so have you. Whitney i try. What pisses me off. Paul whether it pisses you off or you like it. I have already i have always loved architecture and journalism and i am not very good at making choices. I have found a place where the two of them intersect. Whitney did you study architecture . Paul i studied architectural history. I went to yale, a place where those of you went to princeton do not always acknowledge. Whitney i heard about it. In connecticut . Paul a place called connecticut. I studied architectural history. I then began a career as a journalist. I toyed with going to architecture school. I thought the world had enough second rate architects and did not need another. I did
Architectural critic. People are here to hear you talk about kauffman stadium. Have you talked to the audience about who you are and what you have done prior to writing about ballparks, which is a long story . I have spent most of my life i have been lucky because i have spent my life about what interests me, but i guess so have you. I try. Or i guess about what pisses me off. Off her it passes you whether it pisses you off or you like it. I am not very good at making choices. I found a place where my interests intersect. Did you study architecture . I studied architectural history. I went to yale, a place where those of you went to princeton do not always acknowledge. I heard about it in connecticut . A place called connecticut. I struggled i studied architectural history. I then began a career as a journalist. I toyed with going to architecture school. I thought the world had enough second rate architects and did not need another. Did think i was a pretty decent writer. Working at th
Company is also in the news tonight we are following new developments in the takeover bid involving Norfolk Southern Norfolk Southern seaboard has rejected multiple offers from Canadian Pacific railways. Now Canadian Pacific plans to appeal directly to Norfolk Southern shareholders to make the deal happen and more than one hundred years old Norfolk Southern operates some twenty thousand route miles in twenty two states and also serves every major container ports in the eastern United States now Small Businesses in norfolk are also working to boost the economy off its neon district is working to bring a new energy to downtown the area is near the intersection of Virginia Beach boulevard in grandview street businesses such as clothes comedy were clearly sun bakes beans and balls are all about encouraging creativity and the grand Bay Social Club a set to open in april the downtown of the council says it will businesses to the district virginias attorney general and the u s attorney cracki
Will be done on that interchange this winter. The d o t says a new date for that work. And the closing of that ramp. Will be announced soon. Diana meanwhile. A stretch of stone park boulevard on sioux citys north side is closed tonight. And for the rest of the week. Stone park boulevard is closed between grandview boulevard and douglas street, and from douglas street to pierce street until friday so crews can replace a broken water valve. The douglas street intersection will remain open during this time. But traffic is advised to detour along 29th street to pierce. Larry sioux citys city expensive, but much needed repairs to an important downtown the council will discuss the 2 point 1 Million Dollar project to repair the police and fire that building. Which is less than 30 years old. Has been plagued with problems. Including issues with mold, plumbing and Electrical Systems and poorly sealed windows. The council also scheduled to approve a demolition contract for the rose hill mansion