Posted by Christopher Northrup on June 27, 2001 at 15:50:53:Please Pass this on to Everyone!!!
Dear All:
Some of you may know already the DIRE situation Eero Saarinen's TWA TERMINAL here in New York City now faces. It is a complex issue, which I hope each of you will help support by sending a LETTER to the Governor of New York and heads of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Following my note is a memo from Docomomo_US President, Theo Prudhon, outlining Docomomo's issues and stance on the problem of the TWA Terminal.
Attached is my personal letter which you may cut and paste into a new document as you see fit. I took the patriotic American approach to tug at their heart strings so to speak, which may not be appropriate for some of our international friends. But I do hope our international friends will make their voices heard as I do feel this is an internationally significant issue and building.
If you could follow these directions when writing a letter:
1. Please send a letter to the following people regarding your concern and dismay at the plans for the preservation and adaptive re-use of the TWA Terminal.
2. Send a hard COPY of your letter to Docomomo c/o Caroline Zileski, 300 Central Park West, 29d New York, NY 10024
The Honorable George Pataki
The Governor of New York
The Executive Chamber
The State Capitol
Albany, New York 12224Neil Levin
Executive Director
The New York and New Jersey
Port Authority
1 World Trade Center, 65th Floor
New York, NY 10048Mr. John Fowler
Executive Director
The Advisory Council for Historic Preservation
The Old Post Office Suite 809
1100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20004Thank you for your help and keep checking your e-mail for further developments. Your action and making your voice heard is crucial to changing this outcome!!!
Christopher Northrup
DocomomoNY/Tri State Steering Committee
c_northrup@hotmail.com--------------------------------------------------------------
From Theo Prudhon:
To all working parties and members of working parties:
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the agency in New York City responsible for the operation of the international airports, has announced, as part of its plans for the renovation of John F. Kennedy Airport (JFK), the construction of new terminals. One of these new terminals is directly adjacent to the world famous TWA Terminal designed by Eero Saarinen between 1956 and 1962. The airline TWA has been taken over and no longer exists. As a result the TWA Terminal will become vacant and has as yet no appropriate use identified. In addition, as part of the construction of an adjacent new terminal, a portion of the original TWA Terminal and its gate structures are scheduled for demolition.
DOCOMOMO US and DOCOMOMO TristateNY have three concerns: 1) sections of the original building will be demolished 2) a new adjacent building will dwarf the existing structure with little or no proper architectural solution and 3) that the original terminal will be derelict without any viable use which will ultimately lead to its continued deterioration and will in the future lead to arguments for further destruction.
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