Per Russell's remarks -- why stop there? why not create 1) some type of
"district" for all the 2) "grand" boulevards?
1) My understanding is that "historic district" means certain things
and
makes upkeep very expensive. So perhaps some other designation and
historic street lamps or something to alert the passers by that there is
something special about these places, but avoid the pitfalls of
"historic" designation.
2) Re all the grand boulevards. It's my understanding that the early
city
planners designated certain streets to be "grand boulevards", to
encourage development in those directions. Examples are Park and
Portland Avenues, Kenwood Boulevard, Hennepin Avenue etc. I don't know
the whole list, but maybe one of our resident history buffs could supply
that info?
Development, especially privately financed, in Phillips is exciting.
Franklin Avenue has sagged in the middle for a long time. Let's hope
that space will be as vibrant there as it is now, on both the east and
west ends.
Barbara Nelson
Seward
