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Show The Salt Ldkt Tribunt ".unddv. E5 1985 May Cityview: Pleasing restoration of Emanuel Baptisl Church By Jack Goodman title.stark bleak blot kbilsler u! tue buildings seem to be the preferred menu of fiscal architectural chefs across the Salt Lake Valley from Holladay to Bountiful and beyond. there are a sizeable number of local prcjects under way in which the focus is upon preserving restoring. restructuring and otherwise utilizing worthwhile buildings dating bat y ears The largest - or at least boldt st such project, aptly labeled "The Colonnades." centers around the very sizeable former Emanuel Baptist Church, 401 E 2nd South Completed in 1910 Built to the designs of architect John Headlund and completed in 10. the edifice (I'm not exaggerative. this really is an edifice) occupies a site used for church purposes as far back as 1883. When members of the congregation died, or when their children moved to the suburbs or elsewhere, the big red brick and sandstone structure stood vacant for a while, after which it saw some use as the University LDS Stake Center and also some use as a makeshift business building For several years prior to the completion of Symphony Hall, it served as a rehearsal hall for the Utah Symphony. A block south, by the way. the el- derly, Temple B'nai Israel almost simultaneously lost its religious function, and was transformed into, of all things, a black-dome- d Emanuel Baptist was unique herel abouts. since the classic or neo-restyle utilized by Headlund is rich in pillars, porticoes, capitals and the like, a style reminiscent of Grecian or Homan temples or the "Gone with the Wind" Southern mansions which never quite caught on in Utah Now Being Restored Happily for this stately symbol of bygone days, someone fell in love with the increasingly church building, whether for business or aesthetic reasons I cannot say. Now, if you'll take the trouble to stroll past 401 E. 200 South, you'll see painters at work on the six classic columns, each two stories high, flanking the twin outside stairways leading to the formal entryway of what was once a large house of worship A total of eight such pillars, set m twin ranks of four apiece, also being painted white, shadow the soft red brick walls of the side, where windows are being redone and doors replaced, all under the aegis of Richardson & Associates. The elderly structure is enhanced by the presence, along the sidewalks, old trees being spared of a with some forethought while construction workers maneuver equipment around them. Obviously, this is no cheapie" job. Not only is the outer fabric of the old church being repainted, but carved stonework on several capitals is being replaced, and walls strengthened in the interior through the placement of structural steel beams. Never Looks As Good As one workman put it, "We've had to gut some of it. and could build a new one this size for less. But what gets built today somehow never looks as good." The proof of the pudding a five- may not be long in coming v west-facin- g half-doze- n story "Midtown Office Elaza is under construction one block to the east We hope it will be handsome m its own way. although it's too far from completion for proper judging Both projects are advertising "prestigious" office space for prospective tenants, and it will be interesting to see which building proves most attractive. commercially speaking Meanwhile, you can prove for yourself that all that is "modern" is not bad. per se Just east of the transformation of Headlund s church into a cathedral of commerce, next door at 415 E. 200 South, there's a more modest business building occupied by architect Donald H Ianushka 4 As senates Weathered Well Viewed as strikingly ' different when completed a decade ago. this brick affair has weathered well In fact, ivy is now climbing the dark brick front wall toward the black shingled trim beneath its angled lofts and clerestory windows These admit light to the otherwise slightly somber structure that was a predecessor of today's prevalent greenhouse style. There are other signs, amidst the cranes and rising steelwork in the blocks close to downtown, that own- two-stor- y ers builder?, and architects are more willing to "rehab large structures than they pernaps were in past years One major case in point is the onetime Mountain Bell Building at 100 South and 300 East Almost a long, this comwas rendered newcomer parative "obsolescent" after just a dozen or so years by construction of the phone tower company's tall, half-bloc- glass-sheathe- d May 22 the Los Angeles County Museum Murphy, who is chairman of the executive committee of Times Mirror Co., succeeds Paul Mellon, the gallery's major patron and its board chairman since 1979. Murphy's appointment is effective immediately Murphy, formerly chancellor at the University of California, Los Angeles, and Times Mirror chairman and chief executive officer, is also chairman of the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, New York, and a trustee of Los Angeles Ahmanson Foundation, the J. Paul Getty Trust and It (M of All Mellon's retirement is a major event at the gallery. The original building, designed by John Pope Hennessey and opened in 1941, was given by Mellon's father, Andrew Mellon. Paul Mellon, with his sister, Ailsa, donated the East Building, designed by I.M. Pei, at a cost of $94 4 million. It opened in 1978 The Gallery, which has an annual attendance of more than 6 million, has an internationally known historical collection, mainly in paintings. interMurphy has a est in the fine visual arts and is regarded as knowledgable in the field. While chancellor at UCLA, he was instrumental in establishing several new art study programs and galleries, including a sculpture garden that is named for him. We h,n e kiree seliA fion of the finest j Lictorv seconds available. hese slight blemishes can sa c on 3l)l to W)o on our deeoiMtmg costs. Come1 in ,uul see; we tilu ns s ha e a fresh selection to choose from J - S7.00 and SI0.00 (i 107 &1EYEGLASSES INTRODUCTORYiOFFERS EYEGLASSES HIGH FASHION FRAMES, LENSES (S.V.I AND EYE EXAM Merry Widow with the Utah Seats Reserved cmawmsmsB cordially requests the honor ofyour presence at her performance as ' 8 p.m. A Miss Roberta Peters & e g & & oran- d On Salr I t ah S mphonv Box Ottuv VM Mnrulav FruLi 1H a m A .10 p m 4 6 with AND HIS BIG BAND Art - fated bricks set in a rather un distinguished pattern, it is currently being transformed into a neat but far from gaudy white-facerectangle At the moment the geometric look broken only by undersized indented win dows, is not unpleasing And at least we are not to be blessed with an highrise on that rather narrow site ge-yellow Symphony Hall Californian named to head National Gallery in D.C. 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