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Spring - Early Summer • Summer • Fall Crabgrass and Broadleaf Weed Control* Fertilization We offer Phosphorus Free Fertilizers A Four Treatment Program Dependable, Cluality Service Since 1976 Direct Price Comparisons with Competitors Prices start at $330Q per application www.greenstufflawn.com PAGE B6 • STAR TRIBUNE ** METRO/STATE SUNDAY, MAY 4.2003 PRESERVATION from 131 Thunderbird Hotel a rare survivor on ever-changing strip If Summit .Avenue was the happening place circa 1900, the 494 strip was the happening place circa 1965. The first stretch of 494 opened in 1960 to re- place old Hwy. 5, which dated to Fort Snelling days. -Up sprang the "Interstate landscape" of large-scale, car -oriented development: Bigger hotels, big office parks and big apartment com- plexes replaced ma -and -pa motels, one-story buildings and farms. When Roise did her first "windshield survey" of 494 in 1993, she found nine buildings that represented this era of development. Three have since disappeared. The dramatic Southtown Theatre at 494 and Penn Av. S. has been replaced by a faux -historic shopping mall with a Starbucks and a Bruegger's Bagels. The Metropolitan Sports Center, with its flat roof and columns, gave way to an overflow parking lot for the Mall of America. And the colo- nial revival Naegele Building at the northwest cloverleaf of 494 and 35W has been replaced by a Galyan's. "It's like watching the development cycle fast -forward," she said. That's one reason the Thunderbird stands out. While no one can get too nostalgic about the bland Radisson South or the white, modern Pentagon Office Park; the Thunderbird has per- sonality. And there's not much of that left on the 494 strip. Maybe you remember the Southtown's funky women's rooms, where each stall included a separate sink and mirror for checking your bright pink lipstick and beehive hairdo. Or you remember the Rusty Scupper, a lounge with a front like a boat, which drew singles to mingle and Vikings to drink. Or the A -framed Anthon- ie's clothing store and the English Tudor Eddie Webster's restaurant. Of course, not every funky building can be saved. But preserving a few, like the Southtown or the Thunderbird, can lend character to an otherwise generic landscape, Roise said. The Thunderbird, which celebrates its 40th anniversary May 21, stands amazingly intact. Giant statues of Native Americans decorate out- door courtyards. Inside, Native American head-' dresses decorate dioramas of stuffed wildlife. The decor reflects owner Rodney Wallace's. indi- vidual interests. And it's the complete opposite of the generic "homey" look of all -suite hotels. Such new hotels pose tough competition for older bedroom motels like the Thunderbird, said Larry Lee, Bloomington's community de- velopment director. In the more distant future, the Thunderbird site, just northeast of the Mall of America, would be a prime candidate for the mall's third phase. Will the next generation wish the Thunder- bird had been saved? Quite likely. Preservation, like fashion, goes in cycles. We reject our parent's style but embrace our grand- parents'. Art Deco lovers in i' e 1920s hated any- thing Victorian. Postwar modernists abhorred . _Art Deco. Now '50s style is cool, especially among those too young to remember when it was new. And the recent past is the hottest topic in preservation. The challenges are many. The buildings weren't made of the lasting materials used be- fore the war. They look dated. And, when people . can remember seeing them go up, it's hard to imagine they're historic. Bloomington has preserved its distant past,, the old town hall and the home of the first set- tler. But isn't the state's largest suburb really about the strip? "By the time the general public wakes up," said Roise, "the good stuff will be gone. Just once, it would be nice to get ahead of the wave." Linda Mack is at lmack@startribune:com. (A«N DAR National Preservation Week (selected events)' TODAY I > Nooks and Crannies of Rice Park: Noon to 5 p.m., Landmark Center, 75 W. 5th St., St. Paul. Adults $5. 651-292-3225. MONDAY > St. Paul Preservation Awards Ceremony: 6:30 p. m., Wiging- ton Pavilion, Harriet Island. $5. 612-B38-6763. TUESDA Beyond Buildings: Historic Presery ion in a New Century: Metropolitan Council Chairman Pete Bell discusses open space preservation issues. Free. 5 to 6:30 p. m., Weyerhaeu- ser Auditorium, 75 W. 5th St., St Paul. 651-292-3225. WEDNESDAY )s- Minneapolis City Hall Tour: Noot,inRotunda, 315S.4th St.. Free; reservations required. 612-673-5301. Guthrie Theater 40th Birthday Bash: A celebration of the an- niversary of the theater's opening. 6 p. m., Vineland Place, Minneapolis. Free. 612-823-6393. SATURDAY >- Hennepin Theater District Tour; iIa. m, to 2 p.m. Tickets ($15)available at Hennepin Center for the Arts, 528 Henne- pinAv., Minneapolis. 612-341-6140. SUNDAY, MAY 11 Cass Gilbert Society Mother's Day Stroll: Tour of Gilbert buildings in Lowertown. 3 p. m. (feet at 413 Wacouta St., St. Paul. $15. Call 612-338-198710 register. THURSDAY, MAY 15 Minneapolis Preservation Awards Ceremony: 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., International MarketSquare, 275 Market St. $17. Reservations required byFiday. 612-673-2996. SATURDAY, MAY 17 Spring Bungalow Tour: Noon toy p. m. Begins at 333145th Av. S., Minneapolis. $5. 612-724-5816. A full calendar is avai6ble at 651-292-3276 orhttp://Www.landmarkeenter.org. Minnesota's 10 most endangered properties Each year the Preservation Alliance of Minnesota compiles a list of the state's 10 most endangered historic properties. The threats = decay, disuse and real-estate development — are as varied as the places selected. Terrace Theater Robbinsdale The angular Terrace has been a subur- ban landmark since it opened in 1949. Designed by movie theater architects Liebenberg and Kaplan at the incep- tion of the television era, it included a 1,300 -seat theater and a separate TV room with cushy seating. Future rede- velopment may — or may not — in- clude the theater's reuse. St. Rose of Lima Church Cherry Grove Township (Goodhue County) The impressive 1878 limestone church is eligible for the National Register of Historic Places, but it is deteriorating. A grass-roots group, the Friends of St. Rose, is negotiating with the Archdio- cese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, which owns the building and has ex- pressed interest in preserving it. Pilot Knob Mendota Heights This bluff at the confluence of the Mis- sissippi and Minnesota rivers is a sa- cred site for Dakota Indians. It's prob- ably also the place where the U.S. and' two Dakota tribes signed the Treaty of 1851. Private developers are eyeing the area for new houses, while a grass- roots group has pushed for further study, of the impact. Guthrie Theater Minneapolis The national significance of the 1963 Guthrie — and its likely demolition — have earned it a place on the list for the third.straight year. If the Guthrie company moves to a planned new riv- erfront complex, the Walker Art Cen- terplan s to r Vineland Place th which was desi ed by Min- eauolis architect Rale lean •+ • •. �4r •+ 1 • '+ was a breakthrough for now world- I i x. 763- 7534595 ST 5/4/03 ' www.rumrivertreefarm.com DELIVERY • PLANTING • DESIGN • TREES • SHRUBS • EVERGREENS We get to the root of the problem! our Green SKUJJ --" Program Works! 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The dramatic Southtown Theatre at 494 and Penn Av. S. has been replaced by a faux -historic shopping mall with a Starbucks and a Bruegger's Bagels. The Metropolitan Sports Center, with its flat roof and columns, gave way to an overflow parking lot for the Mall of America. And the colo- nial revival Naegele Building at the northwest cloverleaf of 494 and 35W has been replaced by a Galyan's. "It's like watching the development cycle fast -forward," she said. That's one reason the Thunderbird stands out. While no one can get too nostalgic about the bland Radisson South or the white, modern Pentagon Office Park; the Thunderbird has per- sonality. And there's not much of that left on the 494 strip. Maybe you remember the Southtown's funky women's rooms, where each stall included a separate sink and mirror for checking your bright pink lipstick and beehive hairdo. Or you remember the Rusty Scupper, a lounge with a front like a boat, which drew singles to mingle and Vikings to drink. Or the A -framed Anthon- ie's clothing store and the English Tudor Eddie Webster's restaurant. Of course, not every funky building can be saved. But preserving a few, like the Southtown or the Thunderbird, can lend character to an otherwise generic landscape, Roise said. The Thunderbird, which celebrates its 40th anniversary May 21, stands amazingly intact. Giant statues of Native Americans decorate out- door courtyards. Inside, Native American head-' dresses decorate dioramas of stuffed wildlife. The decor reflects owner Rodney Wallace's. indi- vidual interests. And it's the complete opposite of the generic "homey" look of all -suite hotels. Such new hotels pose tough competition for older bedroom motels like the Thunderbird, said Larry Lee, Bloomington's community de- velopment director. In the more distant future, the Thunderbird site, just northeast of the Mall of America, would be a prime candidate for the mall's third phase. Will the next generation wish the Thunder- bird had been saved? Quite likely. Preservation, like fashion, goes in cycles. We reject our parent's style but embrace our grand- parents'. Art Deco lovers in i' e 1920s hated any- thing Victorian. Postwar modernists abhorred . _Art Deco. Now '50s style is cool, especially among those too young to remember when it was new. And the recent past is the hottest topic in preservation. The challenges are many. The buildings weren't made of the lasting materials used be- fore the war. They look dated. And, when people . can remember seeing them go up, it's hard to imagine they're historic. Bloomington has preserved its distant past,, the old town hall and the home of the first set- tler. But isn't the state's largest suburb really about the strip? "By the time the general public wakes up," said Roise, "the good stuff will be gone. Just once, it would be nice to get ahead of the wave." Linda Mack is at lmack@startribune:com. (A«N DAR National Preservation Week (selected events)' TODAY I > Nooks and Crannies of Rice Park: Noon to 5 p.m., Landmark Center, 75 W. 5th St., St. Paul. Adults $5. 651-292-3225. MONDAY > St. Paul Preservation Awards Ceremony: 6:30 p. m., Wiging- ton Pavilion, Harriet Island. $5. 612-B38-6763. TUESDA Beyond Buildings: Historic Presery ion in a New Century: Metropolitan Council Chairman Pete Bell discusses open space preservation issues. Free. 5 to 6:30 p. m., Weyerhaeu- ser Auditorium, 75 W. 5th St., St Paul. 651-292-3225. WEDNESDAY )s- Minneapolis City Hall Tour: Noot,inRotunda, 315S.4th St.. Free; reservations required. 612-673-5301. Guthrie Theater 40th Birthday Bash: A celebration of the an- niversary of the theater's opening. 6 p. m., Vineland Place, Minneapolis. Free. 612-823-6393. SATURDAY >- Hennepin Theater District Tour; iIa. m, to 2 p.m. Tickets ($15)available at Hennepin Center for the Arts, 528 Henne- pinAv., Minneapolis. 612-341-6140. SUNDAY, MAY 11 Cass Gilbert Society Mother's Day Stroll: Tour of Gilbert buildings in Lowertown. 3 p. m. (feet at 413 Wacouta St., St. Paul. $15. Call 612-338-198710 register. THURSDAY, MAY 15 Minneapolis Preservation Awards Ceremony: 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., International MarketSquare, 275 Market St. $17. Reservations required byFiday. 612-673-2996. SATURDAY, MAY 17 Spring Bungalow Tour: Noon toy p. m. Begins at 333145th Av. S., Minneapolis. $5. 612-724-5816. A full calendar is avai6ble at 651-292-3276 orhttp://Www.landmarkeenter.org. Minnesota's 10 most endangered properties Each year the Preservation Alliance of Minnesota compiles a list of the state's 10 most endangered historic properties. The threats = decay, disuse and real-estate development — are as varied as the places selected. Terrace Theater Robbinsdale The angular Terrace has been a subur- ban landmark since it opened in 1949. Designed by movie theater architects Liebenberg and Kaplan at the incep- tion of the television era, it included a 1,300 -seat theater and a separate TV room with cushy seating. Future rede- velopment may — or may not — in- clude the theater's reuse. St. Rose of Lima Church Cherry Grove Township (Goodhue County) The impressive 1878 limestone church is eligible for the National Register of Historic Places, but it is deteriorating. A grass-roots group, the Friends of St. Rose, is negotiating with the Archdio- cese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, which owns the building and has ex- pressed interest in preserving it. Pilot Knob Mendota Heights This bluff at the confluence of the Mis- sissippi and Minnesota rivers is a sa- cred site for Dakota Indians. It's prob- ably also the place where the U.S. and' two Dakota tribes signed the Treaty of 1851. Private developers are eyeing the area for new houses, while a grass- roots group has pushed for further study, of the impact. Guthrie Theater Minneapolis The national significance of the 1963 Guthrie — and its likely demolition — have earned it a place on the list for the third.straight year. If the Guthrie company moves to a planned new riv- erfront complex, the Walker Art Cen- terplan s to r Vineland Place th which was desi ed by Min- eauolis architect Rale lean Shoreham Yards and Roundhouse Minneapolis One of the last vestiges of the city's rail= road history, the northeast Minneapo maintenance yards and 48 -stall rou house are no longer used. The sit e- ed city historic designa,Jioa�irr000, and ze vors its reuse. The owner, Canadian Pacific, still uses the site and hasn't favored preservation of the roundhouse and yards. Farmers' Equity Elevator and Sack House St- Paul After farmers objected to the Minne- apolis Grain Exchange's pricing in 1914, they ended up building the na- tion's first successful cooperative ele- vator near St. Paul's Upper Landing. The intriguing buildings add to the riverfront's mystery, but a recent com- petition failed to generate realistic ideas for their reuse. Morris Area Elementary School, Morris (Stevens County) Built in 1914 as Morris High School, the building and its later additions served as the elementary school when the high school moved to a new, mod- ern building. Now a new elementary school is planned, and the future of the abandoned school remains uncer- tain. A study has suggested reuse for education or housing. Litchfield Opera House Litchfield (Meeker County) Local musical performances and trav- eling theater troupes once filled the Renaissance Revival theater, which was built in 1900. Sarah Bernhardt re- putedly once performed within its yel- low brick walls. The city remodeled the theater as a community building in 1935 and still owns it. The building is vacant and filled with mold. MacDougall Farm Bellevue Township (Morrison County) In 1847 William Whipple Warren set up a trading post on the Mississippi River to serve fur traders on the Red River ox -cart trail. From 1873 to 1962, the MacDougall family farmed the land. Remnants of the trading post are gone, but an 1874 barn, a Georgian Revival house and several outbuild- ings stand in various states of decay. Compiled by Linda Mack • Photos hyDougOhman/PioneerPhotography . L Winton Guest House Orono ��•� The design of the guest house was a breakthrough for now world- x. famous architect Frank Gehry. Its vil- ' lage-like sculptural form comple- ments a modernist brick house de- signed by Philip Johnson in the 1950s. 1 3 The tw€, properties have been divided,. ... increasing the real-estate value of the "11 111 land under the guest house. Shoreham Yards and Roundhouse Minneapolis One of the last vestiges of the city's rail= road history, the northeast Minneapo maintenance yards and 48 -stall rou house are no longer used. The sit e- ed city historic designa,Jioa�irr000, and ze vors its reuse. The owner, Canadian Pacific, still uses the site and hasn't favored preservation of the roundhouse and yards. Farmers' Equity Elevator and Sack House St- Paul After farmers objected to the Minne- apolis Grain Exchange's pricing in 1914, they ended up building the na- tion's first successful cooperative ele- vator near St. Paul's Upper Landing. The intriguing buildings add to the riverfront's mystery, but a recent com- petition failed to generate realistic ideas for their reuse. Morris Area Elementary School, Morris (Stevens County) Built in 1914 as Morris High School, the building and its later additions served as the elementary school when the high school moved to a new, mod- ern building. Now a new elementary school is planned, and the future of the abandoned school remains uncer- tain. A study has suggested reuse for education or housing. Litchfield Opera House Litchfield (Meeker County) Local musical performances and trav- eling theater troupes once filled the Renaissance Revival theater, which was built in 1900. Sarah Bernhardt re- putedly once performed within its yel- low brick walls. The city remodeled the theater as a community building in 1935 and still owns it. The building is vacant and filled with mold. MacDougall Farm Bellevue Township (Morrison County) In 1847 William Whipple Warren set up a trading post on the Mississippi River to serve fur traders on the Red River ox -cart trail. From 1873 to 1962, the MacDougall family farmed the land. Remnants of the trading post are gone, but an 1874 barn, a Georgian Revival house and several outbuild- ings stand in various states of decay. Compiled by Linda Mack • Photos hyDougOhman/PioneerPhotography . L rZ PAGE F20 • STAR TRIBUNE ARCHITECTURE SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16.2001 Guest house may prove to be a movable feast for Walker Art Center's sculpture garden. Gehry, Johnson houses may part company Star Tribune photos by Stormi Greener Frank Gehry's guest house signaled his turn to architecture as a collection of distinct forms. The squared -off cone is the central gathering spot, the brick cube with the chimney holds the cozy inglenook and the limestone hump on the left and metal -covered shed on the right hold two bedrooms. By Linda Mack Star Tribune Staff Writer 0 n high ground overlooking Lake Minnetonka stands an architectural duo well-known only to aficio- nados. A 1952 classic modern- ist house by Philip Johnson, architect of the IDS Center and other U.S. landmarks, sits within view of a 1987 guest house designed by the now world-famous Frank Gehry. Johnson designed the Mies- ian brick -and -glass house soon after he earned interna- tional acclaim for his own Glass House in New Canaan, Conn. Gehry designed the sculptural guest house just as Walker Art Center's 1986 retro- spective brought him to broad attention. The six -room, six - shape house also signaled Gehry's turn toward architec- e as a collection of disparate orrNs. Quietly owned by art collec- tors and philanthropists Mike and Penny Winton until this summer, the houses and sur- rounding 11 -acre property have been bought by Minne- apolis developer Kirt Wood- house. "It was an expensive and difficult decision," said Wood- house, who just finished build- ing a lakefront house nearby. "I didn't know what I wanted to do with it. And I still don't." But he's thinking of moving the guest house to a more pub- lic location. "It's been here for 14 years, and very few people have seen it," he said as he sat on the Johnson house's understated gravel terrace overlooking the distant lake. "If it were at the Walker or another public place, thousands of people could see it." It's an idea the Winton have embraced. They put re- strictions on changing or de- molishing the houses to pre- vent some- one from buying the . propertyjust 1for the land, Penny Win- ton said. But moving it is a very creative Minneapolis idea, "if it can deti�-dGpev KCyt be -properly Woodhouse sited," she recently pur- said. "It's an chased the early work of Winton prop- an architect erty in Orono. who's just reaching such levels of world domination that it will have historical importance." One possible location is the Walker's existing or future ex- panded sculpture garden. Wal - ker director Kathy Halbreich called the Winton guest house "an extremely influential work of architecture which is in su- perb condition," and said the Walker "would be interested in helping to secure its place in architectural history, provid- ing it can be safely moved and its future care could be en- dowed." Woodhouse said he plans to explore other possibilities such as the nearby Minneton- ka Center for the Arts, the Minneapolis Institute of Arts or a private but visible site like the General Mills campus on Interstate Hwy. 394. A pricey proposition Moving the Gehry house is a pricey proposition. "It would be six figures," Woodhouse said. "I'm in the process of finding out. But I want it to be preserved and also have it in the public domain." It's also possible the guest house could be sold and re- main on its original site. Woodhouse has divided the 11 -acre property into three lots: one for the Johnson house, another for the Gehry house or a future new house, and an open lot. In the short term, he plans to rent the houses for at least a year. The Wintons moved into Designers to speak Two candidates to replace William Morrish as director of the Design Center of the American Urban Landscape will give lectures in upcoming weeks. Ann Forsyth, associate professor of urban planning at the Harvard Design School and for- mer co-director of the Urban Places Project at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, will speak on Sept. 24. Todd Bressi, executive director of the journal "Places," who teaches at the Uni- Gilbert lecture Dr. Barbara Christen will speak on architect Cass Gilbert's master plans for the Minnesota State Capitol and the University of Minnesota at 7 p.m. Sept. 25 at the University Club, 420 Summit Av., Linda Mack Gehry's 1987 guesthouse contrasts with the classic modernist 1952 house by Philip John- son(seen in background). Gehry used the same type of brick to help tie the two together. versity of Pennsylvania and Pratt Institute, will speak on Oct. 8. Both talks will be at 5:30 p.m. at the Bell Museum Auditorium, 10 Church St. S.E., Minneapolis. St. Paul. Christen is co-editor of a recent collec- tion of essays, "Cass Gilbert, Life and Work: Archi- tect of the Public Domain." Call Jean Velleu at 651-298-1127 for more information. bHOME & GARDEN SHOWS" FALL EDITION October 12 - 14, 2001 Minneapolis Convention Center Shop the NKBA Garage Sale & find huge savings on kitchen & bath components! the Johnson house in 1964, soon after they had finished building a house designed by Ralph Rapson. They fell in love with the pristine, powerful house, which had been de- signed for former Minneapolis Institute of Arts curator Rich- ard Davis. "It was always a gentle place to live in," Winton said. "It made me respect propor- tion. That inner garden [an in- terior open-air atrium] was al- ways comforting in the winter. It surprisingly well survived five children." After the children had chil- dren of their own the Winton wanted more space, and they approached Johnson about an addition. "He was very bored with the idea," Winton said. They read a New York Times Inside the guest house, the cone creates an intimate yet soaring space with windows and a glass ceiling, giving a heady view of the sky. Magazine article on Gehry and thought his innovative spirit might mesh well with John- son's. The rectilinear and strictly proportioned Johnson house became a foil for Gehry's intri- cately designed guest house, a village -like collection of shapes: a tall metal -covered cone, a curved limestone hump, a smaller metal -clad shed, a brick cube that match- es the Johnson house, a garage covered in Finnish plywood and an aluminum -covered cube poking up above the ga- rage. The house won House and Garden magazine's design award for 1987. Martin Filler, author of the article, predicted that Gehry's future public work would build on the bril- liance of the house. Given Gehry's Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles and other land- marks under way, the remark' — and the Winton guest house — were prophetic. . — Linda Mack is at lmack@startribune.com. (NOT BAD FOR A SUNDAY.) More jobs and career opportunities than ever before. REGISTER TO WIN A $2500 CAREER WARDROBE. Look for the contest entry form in the Employment Classified section for details. StarTribune www.startribune.com