St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-06-11
Minnesota Eyewitness
By BRENDA UELAND


University architect Robert T Jones and others said the place
should buildings given
Park Board tor such thing that Lake Calhoun
lake can maintain their beauty and space for the people of Mime
aPos They office building there will bring about
runous, deterioration viii creep
matter what you say)
Hennepdn County Commissioners say
So Shall Calhoun?
buildings? Commissioners offered as gift to the
Park Board
What happened? Incedble by short
sighted myopic Cthe great
in his refused The Haven't the
develop it Let 1t be said that about half the Park Board members
indignant Mortified
sense" any money William
Berry Park is the most beautiful in town and they do not even NOV
They wrong Will woods
birds singing sunlight the checkered shade?
Commissioners morning
"a This is how they stand point finger at each
Mr. George w Matthews: He the large
and very able man He was against the office buildings He hoped
the Park Board would the land Discouraged when
refused decided He
threw the sponge The Chamber of Commerce and the Central
Labor Union him They the office buildings
buildings will
labor
Mr. G. Scott: honest from North Min
neapo He Labor District leader He labor interest
ed jobs So hes Tor the oe buildings by Lake calhoun and later
inevitably all the lakes people his district don't
hang happens believe IL
Mr. ens Christensen: large powerful and much the
politician He has been nssten all along for the office buildings He
promote
the office jobs or little whle) and
doesn't homely crowded hdeou
hopessy rcovsby
future Minneapolis
$, A thoughtful publc-spirited
something the other cities like London Paris
New York He doesn't like to this happen Thinks 1t
without Bots Bouogne might as
we'll Mason City
Richard very and imaginative daunt-
He has fought doggedy against the office buildings Says
corruption lakes uglh
cation He with kndne those who for people who
future don't things after they're
people right
make two dollars and fifty cent land cost mumions to undo
important He works closely with Robert T. Jones Of the
Planning Commission what Planning and
about
Well Monday o May Commissioners
voted This decided
bids for the lovely land for office buildings until June 3oh To hold
meeting then discuss the bids the highest offer IF
NOTHING INTERVIEWS
Well this gives a chance We eighteen
people Minneapolis the Commissioners
you think. postcard
md point a finger at Mr.
the lovely
him Also the Court House Tell him AGAIN to ask the five
Commissioners the lovely Calhoun.
extraordinary gifted
Parks New City
him away buildings
signs sgnboards parking gas
caeas and possible kind Of qualification And then
buildings. Mayor Hoyer
Now a
with beauty all the miles along the River should
have been lost to uglness in the first place
p The Park Board claims that any money
veop place" They
Grounds blight n a
trimmed and square
four beautiful churches Minneapolis St
Methodist
geomeica garden
children and families little and serenity
this stadium you they're using
now Midget Such hdeous
boredom branessnes and ponessness
children away far Lake the Isles
PISS St Paul is embarSing thirty nine million dollar
Planning! beautiful
ranged airy orderly efficient graceful digned
the world 1t will clear sums all Beautiful
promenades, space trees the River and hesky
years arranged spend
millions the there establishment
country magazines gave
Now St Paul $1,000 people spends time that
Minneapolis expediency superficial
"savetwoents people all the
Of Boobs indeed-are taking
Minneapolis take things 10
enumerated and described We have eighteen