tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post5758905658958622050..comments2024-03-08T05:08:55.233-05:00Comments on EYE ON MIAMI: Miami River: Our History Under Siege. Guest Blog By Ernest MartinGeniusofdespairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01105559930040615945noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-72441714090900815142015-05-03T16:34:52.947-04:002015-05-03T16:34:52.947-04:00Untrue statements above. Residents do want the cit...Untrue statements above. Residents do want the city to honor their deal and produce the building. Many crazy,nonsensical things said in above statements.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-72368833357868171042015-04-30T02:52:11.951-04:002015-04-30T02:52:11.951-04:00I appreciate the work done by those involved with ...I appreciate the work done by those involved with historic preservation and also respect the laws in place. Yet, as a home owner and resident of Spring Garden, I do not agree with this structure being rebuilt. The lot was previously zoned single family residential and is at the end of a single family residential street. If the new structure were to be built to replace a home that would be owned Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-4783498861813547342015-04-28T13:50:52.777-04:002015-04-28T13:50:52.777-04:00So let's get this straight.. there was $300,00...So let's get this straight.. there was $300,000 in grant money that was never used for a restoration that did not happen? <br />sounds like an investigative reporter should take on the story!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-60588030563682347262015-04-28T12:05:00.649-04:002015-04-28T12:05:00.649-04:00I loved the Old Library. I used to take the bus fr...I loved the Old Library. I used to take the bus from Northwest dade to get there. It was truly a LIBRARY.<br /><br />Much better use than the crap that is on Bayfront park now.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-50830327736274153902015-04-28T11:32:10.026-04:002015-04-28T11:32:10.026-04:00A contributing building is not what was there. It ...A contributing building is not what was there. It was a house that sat on that lot,(Residential) not a public rental meeting building. So please respect the donor of the park & John Seybold's house, a not city building.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-45297500532475300092015-04-27T23:57:35.703-04:002015-04-27T23:57:35.703-04:00This project was conjured up many moons ago from t...This project was conjured up many moons ago from the Commissioner Teele era. This is a detached garage and NOT the Seybold home. I clearly recall Teele and his neighborhood association were successfully and directly awarded a community block grant in excess of $300,000 to restore the garage. <br /><br />There was and still is a serious problem with how these community grants are awarded. No one Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-47359287574219035772015-04-27T22:41:01.110-04:002015-04-27T22:41:01.110-04:00Find out who moved it & caused its deteriorati...Find out who moved it & caused its deterioration. Then sold adjecing propety for big profit. A lot more behind what he's saying . Scratch a little & see what you find.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-56440445809437613212015-04-27T22:34:40.848-04:002015-04-27T22:34:40.848-04:00Histric society is against imitation or replicas b...Histric society is against imitation or replicas being built. <br />It should be voted by the owners of Spring Garden, not imposed by a few from the Civic board that has wanted this done with out the support of the neighborhoodAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-56438298300652478012015-04-27T22:23:26.598-04:002015-04-27T22:23:26.598-04:00We the residents don't what a building when we...We the residents don't what a building when we can't control the drug use & alcohol abouse that happen everyday, let alone to deal with the infrastructure problem with parking for 40 people capacity. This can't be left to the city to manage & impose by civic associationAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-26560322006155275012015-04-27T19:56:09.385-04:002015-04-27T19:56:09.385-04:00That carriage house was never on the land you are ...That carriage house was never on the land you are stating according to maps and surveys. It was moved much like those structures in Lummus park were moved. Your argument is invalid.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-34393732855051596032015-04-27T12:55:09.962-04:002015-04-27T12:55:09.962-04:00The Bayfront Library could hardly have been consid...The Bayfront Library could hardly have been considered historic. Was the Seybold Canal House ("Hindu Temple") demolished, or facing threat because of the city's negligence? I never heard about it.<br /><br />You can't trust the government on these matters anymore. The Seybold mansion is worthy of preservation, either incorporated into an upscale condo development or as a privateAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-39656432871668501052015-04-27T10:43:28.196-04:002015-04-27T10:43:28.196-04:00Historic preservation deserves respect. Dr Martin...Historic preservation deserves respect. Dr Martin has been a tireless advocate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com