Comments on: Long live the Luzon http://anagram-press.com/blog/2009/09/25/long-live-the-luzon/ Life and art in the shadow of a mighty volcano Thu, 17 May 2012 22:09:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Rob http://anagram-press.com/blog/2009/09/25/long-live-the-luzon/comment-page-1/#comment-538 Rob Mon, 28 Sep 2009 03:31:26 +0000 http://anagram-press.com/blog/?p=594#comment-538 I love how the city comes up with the money to take it down but can't figure out how to help save this once great old building. The city has spent $660,000 to take it down - a total and complete RIP OFF! The laughing part is City officials think they're going to get the money reimbursed by the former owners... good luck. Tacoma, you're another $660k poorer and less one great building. I love how the city comes up with the money to take it down but can’t figure out how to help save this once great old building. The city has spent $660,000 to take it down - a total and complete RIP OFF! The laughing part is City officials think they’re going to get the money reimbursed by the former owners… good luck. Tacoma, you’re another $660k poorer and less one great building.

]]> By: jeff http://anagram-press.com/blog/2009/09/25/long-live-the-luzon/comment-page-1/#comment-537 jeff Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:31:06 +0000 http://anagram-press.com/blog/?p=594#comment-537 I was very disapointing to see the buildng removed after all these years, but it jointed a group of buildngs that we have lose in resent years due to lack of maintainance and forthought by our city goverment. A roof ten years ago when the County owned the building could have saved the building. The buildings designer was actually John Root, Burnhams partner and the designer of the firm. Burnham was more of a planner and did not design building after Root death in 1892, a month before the Luzon was finished. I was very disapointing to see the buildng removed after all these years, but it jointed a group of buildngs that we have lose in resent years due to lack of maintainance and forthought by our city goverment. A roof ten years ago when the County owned the building could have saved the building.

The buildings designer was actually John Root, Burnhams partner and the designer of the firm. Burnham was more of a planner and did not design building after Root death in 1892, a month before the Luzon was finished.

]]> By: Lara http://anagram-press.com/blog/2009/09/25/long-live-the-luzon/comment-page-1/#comment-536 Lara Sat, 26 Sep 2009 03:46:28 +0000 http://anagram-press.com/blog/?p=594#comment-536 It makes me so sad when buildings like that are demolished! We had a similar fight going on in my hometown for years concerning the original building of the then "Academy" now University. It had been left to decay for a long time and vandals had gotten to it and all of that, but the people for restoring it finally won the fight (with the help of a serious couple of donors). It is now the public library and also has a ballroom/reception center and is probably the most popular place in town to have a wedding now. I wish the Luzon could have met a similar fate. Really sad. It makes me so sad when buildings like that are demolished!

We had a similar fight going on in my hometown for years concerning the original building of the then “Academy” now University. It had been left to decay for a long time and vandals had gotten to it and all of that, but the people for restoring it finally won the fight (with the help of a serious couple of donors). It is now the public library and also has a ballroom/reception center and is probably the most popular place in town to have a wedding now.

I wish the Luzon could have met a similar fate. Really sad.

]]> By: T-Town http://anagram-press.com/blog/2009/09/25/long-live-the-luzon/comment-page-1/#comment-535 T-Town Sat, 26 Sep 2009 02:01:22 +0000 http://anagram-press.com/blog/?p=594#comment-535 Oh...the little question mark on the Luzon. So frigging sad :( Oh…the little question mark on the Luzon.
So frigging sad :(

]]> By: Crenshaw Sepulveda http://anagram-press.com/blog/2009/09/25/long-live-the-luzon/comment-page-1/#comment-534 Crenshaw Sepulveda Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:25:34 +0000 http://anagram-press.com/blog/?p=594#comment-534 I need to get one of the limited edition, I hope they don't run out too soon. I need to get one of the limited edition, I hope they don’t run out too soon.

]]> By: RR Anderson http://anagram-press.com/blog/2009/09/25/long-live-the-luzon/comment-page-1/#comment-533 RR Anderson Fri, 25 Sep 2009 22:14:09 +0000 http://anagram-press.com/blog/?p=594#comment-533 well isn't that the cat's banana. This insert will look handsome under my 'you'll like tacoma' insert from years ago. well isn’t that the cat’s banana. This insert will look handsome under my ‘you’ll like tacoma’ insert from years ago.

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