tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159479.post4678435281215486839..comments2023-10-10T03:39:50.342-05:00Comments on A Little Urbanity: The UNCG QuadUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159479.post-68720328130047226932009-04-11T09:38:00.000-05:002009-04-11T09:38:00.000-05:00Anon, I agree the Oakland-Lee area is a good possi...Anon, I agree the Oakland-Lee area is a good possibility, though the railroad tracks present some obstacles.<BR/><BR/>I've also heard from some sources that the cost to renovate the old dorms might not be as high as previously thought. If so, that would be wonderful.David Whartonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13251439852685796681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159479.post-2584333446728825012009-04-11T08:15:00.000-05:002009-04-11T08:15:00.000-05:00Lassiter is absolutely correct. As a transplant, i...Lassiter is absolutely correct. As a transplant, it just makes me sick to see pictures of Greensboro from even the '40s, and realize just how history, heritage, character, and density has been tossed aside in the name of parking lots, er, progress.<BR/><BR/>UNCG is admittedly in a tough spot. To create that real "sense of place" that makes a campus special, you need historic structures such as the quad, but you also need people living on campus. Commuter colleges never seem to have "it". <BR/><BR/>As an urban campus, UNCG has limited area in which to grow, but these buildings should be preserved. While not an ideal solution, my alma mater (which itself has a mixed past on reuse), has seven dorms on the outskirts of campus ranging from 10 - 13 stories. Can something similar be done here along Oakland & Lee St? Expand the campus footprint while improving the Lee St corridor- two birds, one stone?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159479.post-69914769467966459422009-04-10T17:19:00.000-05:002009-04-10T17:19:00.000-05:00For a city founded in 1808, Greensboro has preciou...For a city founded in 1808, Greensboro has precious little to show for its 19th century past. More examples of the city's early- and mid-20 century architectural heritage disappear every year. No wonder Greensboro has such a problem with identity and sense of place and self. UNCG and all our campuses must lead the way in architectural preservation and appreciation.Tom Lassiternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159479.post-27233292803045269552009-04-10T14:57:00.000-05:002009-04-10T14:57:00.000-05:00david, I am with you 100% and being a unc-g grad l...david, I am with you 100% and being a unc-g grad let me know if you need any help on my part on this issue. KeithTriadwatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01470318773895235030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159479.post-61849398912707317302009-04-10T11:28:00.000-05:002009-04-10T11:28:00.000-05:00I have never visited the University of Kentucky ca...I have never visited the University of Kentucky campus, but I understand that its character was completely ruined some years ago when beautiful 19th-century buildings were razed to be replaced with concrete-block cubes.<BR/><BR/>A campus cannot hope to take a place in history if it destroys its own history. A few years ago the historic UNCG Chancellor's house was barely preserved from demolition and at much needless private expense moved from its ideal setting.<BR/><BR/>It is time for UNCG to stop handing over its planning decisions to planners indifferent to historic values.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159479.post-42845029779210498662009-04-10T10:03:00.000-05:002009-04-10T10:03:00.000-05:00Great post.I've got more stories on this coming - ...Great post.<BR/><BR/>I've got more stories on this coming - starting this weekend and going through the chancellor's meetings with alumni and trustees next week.Joe Killiannoreply@blogger.com