Panel on McMillan’s History Tonight
“Our McMillan,” a group of local Bloomingdale activists pushing for more green space in the McMillan development, is hosting a panel discussion on the site’s history tonight.
The event will be held at St. George’s Episcopal Church, 160 U Street, from 7 to 9 PM. The announcement says a “panel of architects and historic preservation experts will explain the McMillan Sand Filtration Site’s historic and technological significance and present exciting alternatives for its revival. Bring questions!”
According to event organizer Robin Buck, those speakers include:
Richard Houghton, a architect and Brookland resident, and member of the Committee of 100 on the Federal City
Dr. Cynthia R. Field, a lecturer for the Catholic University of America School of Architecture. She is the former of Chair of Architectural History and Historic Preservation at the Smithsonian, from which she retired in 2006. She is presently the Architectural Historian Emeritus at the Smithsonian and continues to conduct research, publish, and teach.
Deborah L. Crain, the DC Office of Planning Neighborhood Planner for Ward 5. Before joining the Office of Planning, Ms. Crain was the Program Manager for the Districts’ Operation Weed and Seed initiative. She began her work as community organizer while employed by the National Association of Neighborhoods. Ms. Crain brings to the Office of Planning over twenty years of community organizing skills and is a member of the American Planning Association.
Tony Norman, a longtime neighborhood resident who was involved in the site’s historic designation in 1991, and recently toured community members through McMillan.
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11:22 am
Ruth,
I believe you are really mistaken on the residents who attended this meeting. You might want to get your facts correct. Most of these people in attendance to these meeting are not from Bloomingdale at all.
As for Ms. Buck, she is against any development on this site and has publicly stated such. She is a resident of a gated community, Park Place and it’s outrageous that she even comments on such things. If she really wanted to be a part of this neighborhood she might start with her own ommunity of Park Place and get the fence taken down and the entrances opened. She has complained about traffic in her area, but there is only one entrance to her community. Talk about open to the community. When she get’s the HOA of Park Place to fix those things and get the security guard out of the entrance then she might gain some respect of her opinions. On top of that she is running a business out of her residence which is illegal. You really need to review the caliber of voices you quote in your news.
11:40 am
This post says nothing about the meeting attendees, other than the panel experts. I published it before the meeting actually took place. As for Robin Buck, if you want to challenge her on her entire existence, you should take that up with her.
8:40 pm
First of all “The Commiss” it’s obvious you did not attend the meeting because most of the individuals attending did in fact live in Bloomingdale. There were some from Brookland, Ledroit and Pleasant Plains.
McMIllan is designated a D.C. Historic Landmark and was highly recommend to the National Registry of Historic sites by the D.C. Historic Preservation Board.
the Site has importance to more than just Bloomingdale and Ward 5 in is a city wide if not nation wide concern.