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Once Productive Factory Moves into the Future
Fellows Gear Shaper, now known as One-Hundred River Street, formerly one of the largest and best known of the precision tool industry buildings in Springfield gets whats new gear bridgemajor transformation thanks to new owners who want to honor Springfield’s development in direct relation to its heritage. Their commitment to integrity of place is evident in both the 1950’s and 1900’s wings.
The multi-million dollar renovation includes a medical center, retail, restaurants and a wonderful new venue for the arts, the “Great Hall.” With a soaring 25ft ceiling and atrium windows the hanging space for art and sculpture is dramatic with the walls lending themselves to extra large artwork. The Great Hall’s Public Art Space gives contemporary form to the founders’ legacy of innovation. Exhibitions will be on display for 5 to 6 months. The first show, Emergence, a group show, is scheduled for mid-April. Shows are now being planned through fall of 2013. One of America’s most accomplished printmakers, Sabra Field, is scheduled for an exhibition of her larger work in October, 2012. After that other diverse topics will be explored such as recycling as a theme for artwork in October of 2013. For business information: Springfield Regional Development Corp., bobf@springfielddevelopment.org, 802-885-3061. For artist information, Nina Jamison at: galleryvault@vermontel.net
Awesome
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely flippin fanstastic.
Seriously nice job Gentlemen.
Worth visiting an Art show at this Place.
Wow ! This Plus the waterfall = 1 fine day !
Of the millions and millions spent on this project, what percent is stimulus money? If subsidized by taxpayers, how are other commercial property owners to compete and attract businesses? Why should they invest their own money to improve similar property? How are lease rates constructed? Can it ever return the investment? Will monies eventually be returned to taxpayers that funded it? If not, who benefits from the free money? Will those profits stay in Springfield?
ReplyDeleteVery little of this adds up.
We can only hope it is better managed then PVDC.
Hey anonymous! Move away! It must be so much better elsewhere.
Deletewill there be any property tax generated fron this? I dont THINK SO!!!!
DeleteActually yes there will be. It's privately owned. Leased to the hospital. If you want to see a reduction in property taxes. Tell the nimby's in north springfield to allow the biomass project. It will bring in 1.2-2 million in tax revenues
ReplyDeleteThis will follow the same well-worn path of the Tech Center, State Offices, wreck center, prison, and every other state or federally funded boondoggle undertaken in Springfield over the last couple of decades -- the short-term euphoria of a withering town (whipped up mostly by self-aggrandizing or Pollyanna-ish headlines) followed by the longer-term fiscal realities of actually having to pay and provide for these facilities once the IV drip of those funding sources ceases. And once again the bureaucrats will just try to roll the cost of all of these unsuccessful "grand ideas" on the backs of taxpayers who won't be able to afford them because the town lacks the economic base and promise to provide decent enough jobs and incomes that are of a sufficient scale to actually do so.
ReplyDeleteAnd now, let's hear from the usual cast of overly emotional cheerleaders and do-gooders whose perpetual detachment from the town's reality can only lead them to profusely applaud yet another giant leap forward for the good town of Springfield...
Well written!!!
DeleteIf any town is missing its village idiot. We found him
ReplyDeletewhich one ?
DeleteYou'll find him if you look in the mirror!
Deletequite handsome
DeleteGood one. There seems to be quite a few.
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