History in the making
August 22nd, 2003 by Ted
Astounding news reached me yesterday that not everyone agreed with me on the Bank of Richmond building’s red look. Earlier this month I said I didn’t like it. Now it seems that some people always liked the deep red and also appreciated its historic roots.
Then yesterday the copper cone took shape, and I have to admit the red looks better than it did.
That settled, building owner Mark Howe should consider a proposal offered by two consultants who paused outside Point Richmond Market yesterday morning. A passing TOTP correspondent overheard them not only suggesting that underwear hang in the windows but that they themselves could help choose the styles.
I suspect that the Design Review Board would want to review this modification. We can be confident, though, that when the scheme’s historic nature is pointed out–the Point once thrived on brothels–board members would applaud.
It would then be up to Mark Howe to let function follow form–while he recoups his enormous investment.
Call the upstairs a bed and breakfast if you have to, Mark, but show us the full potential of our historic district.
- Great building gets bad paint, Talk of the Point, August 6, 2003
