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Redevelopment Effort Retains
Eastside Businesses
W a te r L e a f A r c h ite c tu r e & I n te r i
H o q u ia m ,
o rs a n d L o re n tz B ru u n C o n s tr u c tio n ' s
w o rk a lo n g S E M a rtin L u th e r K in g ,
P o rtla n d
C o m m i s s i o n 's
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im p r o v e m e n t to th is fo rm e rly n e
g le c te d a r e a o f P o rtla n d . I n itia te d
P o r tla n d
in c lu d in g b u s in e s s e s r e te n tio n , new
L o r e n tz B ru u n te a m e d to g e th e r to
ing P o r t l a n d ’s C e n t r a l E a s ts id e . F u r
th e r g o a ls in c lu d e d th e n e e d to im
T a y lo r B u s in e s s C e n te r. T h is lig h t
p ro v e th e c o n d itio n a n d a p p e a r a n c e
in d u s tria l s a n c tu a r y h a s fu tu re p o
o l th e a re a , to e lim in a te b lig h t a n d
te n tia l to e v o lv e in to p e d e s tr ia n o r i
b lig h tin g in f lu e n c e s , to e x p a n d am i
e n te d b u s in e s s sp a c e . T h e d e s ig n ol
im p r o v e
54 ,0 0 0 S F project on SE MLKing Blvd
W a t e r L e a f ’s T o m
C o n le e E n g in e e r s fo r s tr u c tu r a l e n
te n a n ts . W ith a n o v e ra ll p ro je c t c o s t
as p ro je c t m a n a g e r " I liis d e s ig n c h ai
le n g e d u s to m e e t th e m a n y n e e d s o f
o l $ 3 .8 m illio n , th is d e v e lo p m e n t h a s
th e d e v e lo p e r , te n a n ts , a n d th e P o rt
W h it t a k e r a n d
la n d D e v e l o p m e n t C o m m i s s i o n , ”
p a t i n g in t h i s c o l l e c t i v e e f f o r t to
r e v ita liz e th e C e n tr a l E a s ts id e ,"
a n d e x p a n d th e ir o p e r a tio n s . T h e
in g c lo s e ly w ith the o w n e r to s te e r
s a id
d e s ig n a p p r o a c h u tiliz e s s im p le c o n
the p r o je c t th r o u g h d e s ig n re v ie w
B ru n n .
c r e te tilt- u p s tr u c tu r e s w h ic h a re
a n d to s e c u re o th e r p u b lic a g e n c y
h a v e w o rk e d to g e th e r on a n u m
e m b e llis h e d
a p p r o v a ls w h ile m e e tin g th e d e v e l
b e r o f p ro je c ts
oper and
W e in h a rd B re w in g C o
by
D e v e lo p m e n t
M a rk
B ru u n
B ru u n
and
of
in c lu d in g
th e c o m p l e ti o n o f P h a s e I, th e P o r t
C re d it
la n d D ev e lo p m e n t C o m m is s io n w ill
w o rk w ith th e s a m e te a m fo r th e
B l it z
in P o r t
la n d , S a fe w a y
S e a t t l e , F i r s t I n t e r s t a t e B a n k in
in c lu d e d
m e n t C o m m is s io n s u c c e s s f u lly m e e t
th e s e g o a ls B a s e d o n th e s u c c e s s o f
L o re n tz
C o m m i s s io n 's p r o je c t g o a ls .” T h e
a ls o
im p r o v e d
ing to h e lp th e P o r tla n d D e v e l o p
W a te rL e a f
d e s ig n
te a m
a c o n s i d e r a b ly
B r u u n / W a te r L e a f te a m is c o n t i n u
sa id O s b o r n e . " T h is in v o lv e d w o r k
P o rtla n d
N ow
“ W e a re e x c ite d a b o u t p a r tic i
a llo w e d th e s e tw o lo n g tim e c e n tra l
T h e d e s i g n e f f o r t w a s le d
to
a re a o f th e C e n tr a l E a s ts id e , th e
g in e e rin g .
d is tr ic t e m p lo y e r s to sta y in th e a re a
ste e l c a n o p ie s .
f a c i li t ie s , a n d
n o m ic g ro w th .
W a te r L e a f a s s o c ia te A la n O s b o r n e
b y fo rm a r tic u la tio n ,
p u b lic
s lin ju la te priv a te in v e s tm e n t a n d e c o
p re s e n t a n d f u tu re u ses.
c u rta in w all g la z in g , a n d c a n tile v e r e d
and
b u s in e s s d e v e lo p m e n t, a n d r e v it a l i z
d e s ig n a n d b u ild the th re e -b lo c k K in g
P a in t a re th e p r o j e c t 's P h a se I a n c h o r
B ro w n
C o m m is s io n m e e t its p r o je c t g o a ls ,
b a n R e n e w a l P la n . W a te r L e a f a n d
P la tt E le c tr ic S u p p ly a n d R o d d a
D e v e lo p m e n t
L arry
a n d h e lp e d P o rtla n d D e v e lo p m e n t
D e v e lo p m e n t
a c c o m m o d a te s b o th
F u n e ra l
J u d ith R e e s o r c h e s tr a te d th e p r o je c t
C o m m i s s io n 's C e n tr a l E a s ts id e U r
th e b u ild i n g
B le itz
H o m e in S e a t t l e .
Jr. B o u le v a r d h a s p r o v id e d a la s tin g
u n d e r th e
and
Alexisi lennänriakesI liston
U n io n
is
c o n s t r u c t i o n o f P h a s e II o f th e f in a l
A le x is H e rm a n k n o w s th at w o rk
si»m any p roblem s a n d crises, en d u re so
b lo c k a lo n g S E M a rtin L u th e r K in g
in g at the W h ite H o u s e a s a se n io r
m uch pressure, and alw ay s m aintain her
a d v is o r to th e P re sid e n t is n o b ow l o f
c o m p o su re a n d pleasant disposition.
w ith
c o n s tru c tio n
s c h e d u le d
fo r
c h e rrie s .
c o m p le tio n in 1997.
In f a ct, sh e h a s g ro w n a c c u sto m e d
“The Blue Devils Of Nada ”: Read It, Enjoy It!
by P rof .
M c K inley B urt
W ell, I d o n 'td o w in d o w s , but I w ill' do
setts, W riter-In-R esidence at E m ory Um-
versity, and Paul A nthony B rick Lecturer
A m erica.’"
( JurauthorconducLsiuiextendedanalv
N o one d o u b ts H e n n a n ’s c o m p e
tence andcapabililytoexecuteherpresent
to W a s h in g to n 's n u m b e r o n e p re s
m ission o f d irecting the b road o u trea ch
s u re c o o k e r. F o r m e r P re sid e n t H arry
ol the C linton W hite H ouse to the m an y
S .T r u m a n ’s a d m o n itio n , " I f y o u c a n 't
constituency groups and leaders. In 1989,
ta k e the h e at, stay out o f th e k itc h e n "
w hen B ro w n becam e the first A frican
' 'L ouis A rm strong knew better than that
sis of yet .mother art form w hen he devotes
h a s sp e c ia l m e a n in g for her. S h e can
A m e ric an to be elected c h airm a n o f a
btxrk review s w hen sufficiently provoked
at the U niversity o f M issouri.” (I know
and so did Jelly Roll M orton. K ing Oliver,
into such esthetics arrogance.
an entire chapter to A frican A m erican
w hat som e are thinking [sm iles]; T h e y
ta k e the h e a t, th e in te n se p re ssu re s,
and D uke Ellingti>n--asdidCharlie Parker,
m ajo r A m erican
painter R om are B earden
the a v a la n c h e o f d a ily d e m a n d s , the
D e m o c r a ti c N a tio n a l C o m m i t te e
again within the
political party, the
T h e recent publication o f the "B lue
w ent for a big initial press run and w ant to
D iz z y G ille s p ie , M ile s D a v is a n d
th em a tic d im e n sio n s ol ' Ih e B lu es'
D evils” by A lbert M um ry, a black m an
m ake sure alot o f w hite folks buy his fx x >k.' ’
T helonious M onk, all o f w h o m extended,
12 -lio u r w o rk d a y s, a n d th e p e rso n a l
(D N C ), one o f his first g o als w as to
("B earden Plays Bearden"). Ihe chapters
elaborated and refined that f olk stuf f as far
s a c rific e s o f w o rk in g at the W h ite
that follow further develop an underlying
d e v elo p a highly co m p eten t a n d e ffe c
as talent and craft enabled them .”
H o u se .
blues them e for the visual ;md ora! art
tive adm inistrative staff. H e recruited
w hose lifetim e m editation on the blues'
B ut w e know , now , a lot o f blacks are
has inform ed and enhanced the social
m oved accordingly).
science o f black folks, is yet another cul
T h e reader will not have gotten past
A lthough wot king at tlie W hite H ouse
H e rm an and n am ed her C h ie f o f Staff,
anil hav ing such a broad responsibility
the first w om an to hold that p osition in a
- But, Sir! Sir! Hold it a m inute. D o n 't
form s: "T he Visual Equivalents to Blues
pages 4 and 5 o f this b ook before he finds
leaveout Sarah Vaughn andEllaFilzgerald.
C om position; Ih e storyteller as Blues
T his highly readable, and thoroughly
that M urray hasset h im q u ite straight afx xit
is tough, difficult, and d ra in in g for
the both o f w hom could em ploy their
S in g e r"
nat lonal party and later. D e p u ty C h a ir o f
enjoyable b o o k is one o f those few that live
the nature o f things cultural, m usical o r the
golden vocal chords in sophisticated ex er
I len iian . it is also challenging, exciting,
the I)N C . T h is w as possible b ecau se o f
up to the enthusiastic accolades i>n the dust
angst-ridden evocations o f the dow ntrod
cises that soared far beyond the sim ple
tural bench m ark in A m erican literature.
jacket. "A lbert M urray is one o f the best
den.
anddifferent
f ulfilling, and histone. A lexis, a s e v ery
her e x p erien c e o f w orking in the C arter
-things tosay afx >ui C< xml Baste. I ;ui I kner;
I w ish M uiruy had m in e
em ulation o f orchestral instrum ents. T hey
o n e calls her, m ore than carries her
less to say about H em ingw ay; and so m e
A d m inistration and her w ork w ith R on
played and toyed with the standards from
w eight in serving as A ssistant to the
B row n. In 19 9 1, 1 JN C C h a irm a n B iow n
thing to say about Jim m y Lunceford, as
R esid en t and D irecto r o f the O ffice of
m ad e m ore history by nam ing H e rm an
C hief E xecutive O fficer o f the 1992
kept secrets in contem porary A m erican
'C ritic s? M an. m ost critics feel that
literature. H e is o ur' prem ier w riter about
unless brow nskin U.S. w riters are pissing
an oppressive white culture, speaking' to
sophisiicatedablm ’kbaiKl leader and c o m
jaz z and the blues, an incisive literary critic,
and m oaning about injustice they have
I’ublic I i.iison. H ow ever, she has just
the know ing, 'signifying' about others too
poser as Ellington. A m i alx mt som e o f m y
densetocom prehend. L ike the slavechants
g o n e through < »ne o f the m ost tragic anil
favorite ;ind m ost gifted Af rican A m erican
Democratic National Convention where
traum atic periixls in her professional
she w as responsible f o r the o verall stra
visual artists; Jacob L aw rence. A ugusta
c are er in W ashington. R on B row n, the
savage. Elizabeth Catlett. Richard Hunt
late Secretary o f C o m m e rc e, w as her
tegic m an ag em en t and p ro d u c lio n o f the
co n v en tio n , held in N e w Y o rk C ity.
(Y es!) and Sam G illiam .
aso c ia l co m m en tato r o f w ide-ranging vi
sion...” (W ashington Post Bixik W orld).
H ey I T h is is a been there-done that'
nothing tosay. In any case it seem s they fi nil
it m uch easier to praise such w riters for
being angry (w hich requires no talent, not
d o w n at the cabins.
A lbertM uiray seem s particularly taken
m an; som ething you want to rem em ber
to m ention genius) than for being innova
witli tw o noted literary figures as "B lue
w hen you en counter som e o f the pn »mo
tive or insightful.”
W riters"; Ralph Ellison (T he Invisible
tional putfsoftl'ie m arketing departm ent o f
Pantheon B ooks.
closest political associate, her m entor,
H e rm an is an active m e m b e r o f the
In any case, its a w onderful fxx»k, and
adv isor. lin n supporter, a n d loyal friend.
N atii »nal C ouncil o f N eg ro W o m e n and
"O v er tlx; years there has been a ten
M an) and Ernest H em ingw ay (T he O ld
the w riter will m ake you dunk. H ecares not
dency to confuse the blues with folk e x
M an ami T he Sea, D eath in the Af terra x >n.
A nil no w that he isgone. there is the void
if you disagree and definitely will not
I V ita S ig m a Theta S orority, Inc. W h en
that m ust be filled.
asked, "W h at w< >u Id y o u like to b e d o in g
"T his professor o f literature and A la
pression." Say, w hat? “ ...but w here the hell
Ih e G reen Hills o f Africa, ad infinitum).
em brace y our fanny. H e definitely has set
bam a-born ja z z and blues A ficionado has
did all those w riters get the idea that folk,
Here, w e should rem em ber M u ira y 's a d
m e to searching fix new interpretations of
T h o se w h o k n o w and w ork H erm an
five y e ars from n o w ?", H erm an , w ith
her w onderful sense of hum or, sm iled,
been O ’C o n n o r Professor o f Literature at
w hich is to say peasant o r provincial, art (or
m onition about not "confusing blues with
the blues. A m o n g m y experiences, soci
C olgate U niversity, Visiting Professor o f
artlessness) is adequate ti > the ct »mplexities
folk expression." I m ay have to think about
ex p ress a m a z e m e n t at ho w she can
function so effectively under extrem ely
ologists and existentialists like Sartre. ( let
that one f or a while.
difficult circum stances, keep an “ in
it. its gixxl.
L ord for H E R to help m e th ro u g h one
credibly b u sy "d aily sched u le,d eal with
d a y at a lim e.”
Literature at the U niversity o f M assachu-
of black ex p erien ce in co n te m p o ra ry
and said. "L isten, I am p raying to m y
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