A compromise between
an historic preservation group and a local business owner will save an iconic "bat-wing" canopy outside a downtown gas station.
The owners of the Tista Oil station at the southwest corner of Michigan and Alabama streets, built in 1965, plan to install
modern pumps that take credit cards and rebrand the station as a Sunoco. Owner Ali Mohamed also had planned to remove the
existing canopy and replace it with a flat canopy that would cover all three gas pumps. The building is not considered historically
"contributing" under the Chatham-Arch Massachusetts Avenue Plan, but the Indianapolis Historic Preservation Commission figured
the mid-century modernist feature was worth saving. They suggested alternative solutions and the owner settled on one that
adds two new, self-supporting canopies on either side of the existing canopy.
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Welcome to Property Lines, Indy's source for neighborhood real estate news. Your host is Scott Olson, IBJ's real estate beat
reporter. Edited by Cory Schouten.
A compromise between
an historic preservation group and a local business owner will save an iconic "bat-wing" canopy outside a downtown gas station.
The owners of the Tista Oil station at the southwest corner of Michigan and Alabama streets, built in 1965, plan to install
modern pumps that take credit cards and rebrand the station as a Sunoco. Owner Ali Mohamed also had planned to remove the
existing canopy and replace it with a flat canopy that would cover all three gas pumps. The building is not considered historically
"contributing" under the Chatham-Arch Massachusetts Avenue Plan, but the Indianapolis Historic Preservation Commission figured
the mid-century modernist feature was worth saving. They suggested alternative solutions and the owner settled on one that
adds two new, self-supporting canopies on either side of the existing canopy.
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These quaint,obsessed musings by the stalkers are certainly entertaining, but I'm trying to figure out what, if anything, all the yelping below has to do with Zak Brown.
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It's evident that Moffett was pushing the right buttons and corporate America is now trying to squash him. He just wanted to withdraw the free pilot services provided to the company by the pilots to try and put some pressure on a company that has not been interested in negotiating a contract in over 5 years. The company does not provide a contract because not having one has saved them a bundle of money. Shame on any Republic pilots not standing behind their union leader just because things are getting tough, can you not see such strategic moves by the company as putting the last union president in a corporate position and into THEIR pocket. Do you really believe the last union president is so appalled at the attempts by Moffett, do you not remember his oppositions to the company? We stood behind him. It has been proven over and over again for thousands of years without fail, a man cannot serve two masters. Anyone that believes people vote contrary to their paycheck and livelihood deserve to be taken advantage of, the recent statements by the former union president are laughable as he denounces the current union president from his new corporate position. Have you ever seen a drafted sports player score points for his previous team, it cannot be done, he is not on the pilots side anymore, he gets his money a different way now than you and I do, and he should not be allowed to remain on the seniority list. A drafted player brings strength, credibility, tactical knowledge, and a strategic advantage to his NEW team, he would not be drafted or paid were it otherwise. We are all forced to choose only one side to play for and support, not doing so has many references in life such as insider trading and shaving points, all illegal for good reason. This basic fact is why corporate moguls, scientist, and engineers all sign non-discloser agreements and non-compete clauses, as protection in case they are lured into switching sides as our former union president has done. No NFL coach ever drafted a player so that both teams could benefit and better understand each other, they are recruited to win the game against that former team, period. Likewise the company does not recruit the former union president by accident or mutual understanding, its strategy. Don't confuse playing the game with good sportsman-like conduct in support of common business and prosperity goals, with the requirement to only play for one side. Good men we all love and favor fall subject to this manipulation, often without their knowledge, and it is not a betrayal of their friendship to oppose them when they switch sides. If we did not love and trust them, they would not have been chosen and lured to the other side in the first place. The deception by the drafted player is not made at a conscious level, it's just human nature and it's all about money and power which corrupts our ability to be objective and loyal to two masters. This is why our court system created the defense attorney, and why our military created counter intelligence. Its strategy and its propaganda, and it works, and that's why the "powers to be" manipulate the chess pieces by sometimes changing their colors. Some players know they are being manipulated when their color is changed, but it brings them more money and power so they do not care. The rest have good intentions but do not even realize they are being manipulated. This tactic is also known by another name, Divide and Conquer. In battle sending an imperfect message with an imperfect team is obviously not ideal, but it's still being sent by YOUR team, your union leader, a leader that has common goals and common rewards with you, they are the best, because we have elected them to do a job for us. If you are not backing Moffett but believing the spin by those that have recently switched sides, you are taking food out of your own mouth. Showing unity and backing an imperfect situation still results in taking just as much ground, it's about unity and bargaining power. It's not necessary to wait around for that perfect attack because it will never come, the company will spin and attempt to destroy anyone that gets in their way. Ultimately it's not about any specific attack anyway, ASAP or whatever it makes no difference, it is and always has been only about power. If this company cared about safety it would not build pairings with 8 hour overnights, come on, are you that naive? Besides, do you really think Hoffa cares, no, he got a call from corporate America and was squeezed into denouncing Moffett. If he didn't they would spin the safety card against him and the Teamsters National with implication for truckers, future contracts, insurance rates etc...saying something like the Teamsters use safety as a bargaining chip, blah blah blah... Do you really think any pilot is going to do something unsafe for the contract, absolutely not, the only ones threatening safety here is the company with reduced rest, fatigue, and poverty. Do you not find it odd that Hoffa and the Teamsters are opposing a Teamster president publicly? Would the Teamsters National not normally support and work with one of their own? Why did they not sit down and help him strategize, correct any mistakes, and charge ahead? Would the Teamsters National not normally support and leverage a contract for all those pilots that have been paying Teamster dues, isn't that why we have all been paying Teamster dues in the first place? I sure haven't been paying dues so that the Teamsters National could come along and write this kind of an article undercutting our union leader and our unity. Whose side is the Teamsters National really on, it's obviously not the Republic pilots side.
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No matter what Moffatt does the company is going to spin it like he is the terrorist and brainwash people like you into believing it, wake up, back your players that are trying to change things for you and your livelihood. Where has Hoffa been for the last 6 years, except collecting our dues. Seriously, do you really think an FO going for upgrade, signed off by a checkairman ready for the upgrade, who then fails, is not even capable of returning as a First Officer.
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Next think you know, we'll be fighting to preserve those gawd-awful (but Iconic) Roselyn Bakery signs for Dunkin Donuts, prepaid cellular stores, and check cashing joints.
Oh.
Wait.
We do that now.
The reason that people pushed to save the Roselyn signs was because there's very little else around here worth holding on to. And most of the rest of it get bulldozed anyway...
Mid-century-modern worth preservation is like the CCB or Federal building, but this?!
Is this a joke?!
Heck, a few buildings down is an 1850's store in need of restoration.
And, I assure you that the IHPC didn't spend too much time consulting on this project...so, don't worry so much about that....
Thank God, for canopy-lite.
I'm guessing the comment about Chavez is related to the Venezuelan president? Pumping petro from the Middle East? Now THERE'S a bastion of democracy!
Trust me, a lot of people would notice the difference. Mid century gas stations like mid century diners, motels and and cars were designed with a very distinctive style. A style that our more utilitarian generation has forgotten or ignored. Compare this station with its utilitarian cousin on New York and East, the Citgo. While the building has brick which is a nice feature, the canopies are the flat boring kind you can see on any interstate ramp or suburb in any town. As far as adding two more similarly designed canopies, many stations of the 50's and 60's had the triple desing and this will compliment, not detract from the style. It would be nice in the future for the rest of the building to be restored to its mid century look.
Likewise saving the old Roselyn signs when possible are good for the city. Again, mid century iconic design, as opposed to the more utilitarian flat signs that again will pop up in any suburb or off ramp. The impact of Roselyns on the City cannot be overstated as well. Generations of citizens remeber getting their Zebra Squares, Canasta Cakes and discount zoo (the old Washington Park Zoo) tickets. And what kid was not fascinated by the old machine that automatically tied the boxes treats right before your eyes? Just because you may not appreciate the style of these old gas stations, there are many who do and will appreciate its retention for years to come.
I'm all for suggestive preservation but not via bullying. It SOUNDS like this was a civil suggestion/compromise which is great considering human beings were involved.
While we're preserving that mid-cenury modernist element why not compliment it with a mid-century modernist Sunoco sign? The NASCAR garbage on the sign has to go.
I'm getting all warm and fuzzy inside. :)
Not wine experts ,Not cookbook authors ,Not professional restaurant
critics or bloggers. Not TV cooking show personalities.
Critics opinions are, of course, subjective. That is why it is all such BS. Now, if something is too salty, underdone, or if the Host referred to you as ***hole then I can see a ding (and a few smart-ass comments) in a review. But if you like a chocolate sauce with your shellfish and I find that absolutely horrid, who's right/wrong? Everyone's palate lies to them.
That being said, she has a pretty damn good blog and is a straight shooter.
The only way you will learn about food is to go to as many places as you can, be curious and ask questions about things you've never had and ask yourself one question
Did I (me!) like it or not?
If you don't recall or know what the downtown Marsh (formerly O'Malia's Grocery looked like before it was rehabbed, you might take back some of what you just said. The facing that was placed on the original building was horrid.
Average Joe:
Are you in the wrong territory here or what???
DutchEastIndie:
There's always hope, you know. The more we communicate, the more we find we have in common. The differences usually lie in our perceived solutions to the issues.
Bulldoze it!
And to those who wanted the retro signage...that big yellow sign with the arrow through it is very close to the 60's Sunoco sign.