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City, Phoenix Suns rethinking destruction of historic Sun Mercantile? Perhaps...

dvcwebsite2008 wrote 12 months ago: Staff of the City of Phoenix Development Services Department and Historic Preservation Office met wi … more →

Tags: Architecture, Dining, Diversity and Cultural Inclusion, Downtown Vitality, Downtown Voices Coalition, Historic Preservation, Phoenix History, Sports, Tourism

What are Phoenix's most endangered historic places?

dvcwebsite2008 wrote 1 year ago: [Source: Arizona Preservation Foundation] — The Arizona Preservation Foundation is accepting n … more →

Tags: Coordination of Planning, Historic Preservation, Neighborhoods, Downtown Vitality, sustainability, alert, Arizona Preservation Foundation, Most Endangered Historic Places

City should preserve Sun Merc, Arizona Republic columnist says

dvcwebsite2008 wrote 1 year ago: In this October 24, 2007 column, Arizona Republic editorial writer, Richard deUriarte, encourages th … more →

Tags: Coordination of Planning, Diversity and Cultural Inclusion, Downtown Vitality, Downtown Voices Coalition, Historic Preservation, Luxury Housing, alert, Arizona Republic, Asian American

Phoenix Council may testify in W hotel trial; Court to decide if conflicts existed in talks with developer

dvcwebsite2008 wrote 1 year ago: [Source: Jahna Berry, Arizona Republic] — Phoenix City Council members and their top aides may … more →

Tags: Downtown Voices Coalition, Diversity and Cultural Inclusion, Coordination of Planning, Historic Preservation, Downtown Vitality, Luxury Housing, Arizona Republic, Downtown Phoenix, Warehouse District

$200M W Hotel proposal is dealt a killing blow by ruling; Lawsuit arose in bid to save Sun Merc

dvcwebsite2008 wrote 1 year ago: [Source: Jahna Berry, Arizona Republic] — A proposed $200 million boutique hotel in downtown P … more →

Tags: Coordination of Planning, Diversity and Cultural Inclusion, Downtown Vitality, Downtown Voices Coalition, Historic Preservation, Luxury Housing, alert, Arizona Republic, Asian American

Alternative design for hotel/condo project leaves Sun Merc intact

dvcwebsite2008 wrote 3 years ago: While visiting the online Skyscraper Forum, a Phoenix resident found renderings of architect Will Br … more →

Tags: Historic Preservation, sustainability, alert, bill scheel, City Council, David Cavazos, Downtown Development Office, Facadism, Frank Fairbanks

Trail-blazing Asian-American journalist and reporter of Sun Merc story dies unexpectedly

dvcwebsite2008 wrote 3 years ago: On the evening of March 5, 2006 Sam Chu Lin collapsed after landing at the Burbank  Airport and did … more →

Tags: Coordination of Planning, Diversity and Cultural Inclusion, Downtown Vitality, Downtown Voices Coalition, Historic Preservation, Luxury Housing, Asian American, Barry Wong, Sam Chu Lin

Interior photo of Sun Merc (Arizona Republican, April 9, 1929)

dvcwebsite2008 wrote 3 years ago: … more →

Tags: Historic Preservation, Shopping

Alternatives to "facadism" exist right here in Phoenix

dvcwebsite2008 wrote 3 years ago: According to the National Park Service, responsible for maintaining the National Register of Histori … more →

Tags: Coordination of Planning, Diversity and Cultural Inclusion, Downtown Vitality, Education, Historic Preservation, alert, Asian American, bill scheel, City Council

Asian American coalition attempts to save Phoenix landmark and build a museum

dvcwebsite2008 wrote 3 years ago: The San Francisco-based Nichi Bei Times published an article in their February 23, 2006 edition abou … more →

Tags: Coordination of Planning, Diversity and Cultural Inclusion, Downtown Voices Coalition, Historic Preservation, sustainability, alert, Asian American, bill scheel, City Council

Arizona Republic "newsmaker" interview with Barry Wong, chair of the Save SunMerc Coalition

dvcwebsite2008 wrote 3 years ago: [Article and photo by Angela Cara Pancrazio, Arizona Republic, Phoenix Section, Page 2] – Form … more →

Tags: Diversity and Cultural Inclusion, Historic Preservation, Downtown Vitality, sustainability, Downtown Phoenix, Asian American, alert, Barry Wong, Angela Pancrazio

Calif. Congressman visits Arizona Asian Americans, tours Sun Merc

dvcwebsite2008 wrote 3 years ago: U.S. Representative Mike Honda (D-California) visited with 50-some members of the Arizona Asian Amer … more →

Tags: Diversity and Cultural Inclusion, Historic Preservation, Downtown Vitality, sustainability, Asian American, alert, Barry Wong, MIKE HONDA

Row over Chinatown landmark stirs memories

dvcwebsite2008 wrote 3 years ago: [Source: Angela Cara Pancrazio, Arizona Republic] – If Mary Lum’s Mesa house ever caught … more →

Tags: Arts and Culture, Diversity and Cultural Inclusion, Downtown Vitality, Historic Preservation, sustainability, alert, Angela Pancrazio, Asian American, bill scheel

Groups appeal Phoenix City Council's Sun Merc decision

dvcwebsite2008 wrote 3 years ago: [Source: Save SunMerc Coalition] — On Friday, January 13, 2006, in order to preserve their rig … more →

Tags: Diversity and Cultural Inclusion, Downtown Vitality, Downtown Voices Coalition, Historic Preservation, Neighborhoods, sustainability, alert, Arizona Asian American Association, Arizona Preservation Foundation

Lawsuit filed against City of Phoenix over historic building

dvcwebsite2008 wrote 3 years ago: [Source: Syleste Rodriguez, KPNX Channel 12 News] — The fight heats-up over plans for a downto … more →

Tags: Coordination of Planning, Diversity and Cultural Inclusion, Downtown Vitality, Historic Preservation, Luxury Housing, alert, Asian American, bill scheel, City Council

Architects of Sun Merc's facadomy...

dvcwebsite2008 wrote 3 years ago: According to the State Historic Preservation Office, much of the physical/architectural integrity of … more →

Tags: Diversity and Cultural Inclusion, Historic Preservation, Downtown Vitality, sustainability, Downtown Phoenix, Facadism, alert

Pending debauchery...

dvcwebsite2008 wrote 3 years ago: From the Jan. 4 2006 Scottsdale Republic editorial (”Scottsdale finally getting significance o … more →

Tags: Historic Preservation, alert, City Council, Downtown Development Office, Facadism, Historic Preservation Commission, Historic Preservation Office, Madison Square Garden, Mike Davis

Original Sun Merc roof trusses & post-and-beam system remain intact

dvcwebsite2008 wrote 3 years ago: Recent photographs show the Sun Mercantile Building interior’s original trusses and original … more →

Tags: Historic Preservation, sustainability, alert, bill scheel, David Cavazos, Downtown Development Office, Facadism, Frank Fairbanks, Historic Preservation Commission

KQED airs segment on "fighting for Asian-American heritage in Arizona"

dvcwebsite2008 wrote 3 years ago: KQED Public Radio in San Francisco, CA aired this broadcast on the Sun Merc controversy on Dec. 29, … more →

Tags: Diversity and Cultural Inclusion, Historic Preservation, Downtown Phoenix, Asian American, Rene Gutel, KQED


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