Tacoma Daily Index, May 29, 2015

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FRIDAY, MAY 29, 2015

Vol. CXXIV, No. 103

OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE CITY OF TACOMA Devoted to the Courts, Real Estate, Finance, Industrial Activities, and Publication of Legal Notices

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Art installation approved for downtown Tacoma Theater District facade Article By Todd Matthews, Editor Images Courtesy Neil Walter Company A plan to install a major art installation on a bare wall located between two historic buildings in Tacoma's Theater District is closer to being realized. The blank facade is situated between the Kress Building, located at 934-936 Broadway, and the C. N. Gardener Building, located at 928-930 Broadway, in downtown Tacoma. The Kress Building was designed by architect E. J. T. Hoffman, built in 1925, and added to Tacoma's Register of Historic Places in 2006 (see "Council adds buildings to register of historic places," Tacoma Daily Index, March 30, 2006; "Resolution would add buildings to register of historic places," Tacoma Daily Index, March 27, 2006; and "Kress Building gets historic nod from City," Tacoma Daily Index, A major art inFeb. 23, 2006). The C. N. stallation created Gardener Building was deby Seattle-based signed by architect George artist Jonathan W. Bullard, built in 1907, Clarren is expected and added to Tacoma's Regto be installed later ister of Historic Places in this year on a blank 2001. facade located Current building tenants between the historic include the United States Kress Building and Geological Survey Washingthe historic C. N. ton Water Science Center, Gardener BuildKompan, and Swenson Say ing in downtown Faget. Tacoma's Theater "The ownership is seekDistrict. ing approval to create a space on the exterior bore wall to install an art installation that will enhance the vitality of the Broadway Theater District," wrote Eric Cederstrand, who is identified as a member of the ownership group in the proposal submitted to Tacoma's Landmarks Preservation Commission earlier this year. "We believe this will be a very nice addition to a rather bleak-looking wall and help build the identity of the arts along Broadway." The artwork will be created by Seattle-based artist Jonathan Clarren and consist of a trio of threedimensional steel, laser-cut half-spheres that range in diameter between three feet and nearly seven feet, and feature an intricate design pattern, according to the proposal. "The idea here is that as the sun is going around, it will cast shadows on the wall CONTINUED [that are] always moving and ON PAGE 2

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