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Opponents of the bridge, led by Sheldon Dietz '41, part-owner of a building on Palmer St., asked the Council not to act on the petition until a court appeal alleging that the Coop's annex violates Cambridge's zoning laws is resolved...
...Dietz has contended that the bridge will block air and light on Palmer St. and make it a second-rate pedestrian way. The Coop has contended that the bridge is necessary for customer and supply flow between its two buildings...
Testimony from Dietz and his cohorts convinced at least one City Councillor to vote against the Coop's petition...
...While Dietz, his two architects, and former Rep. William P. Homans Jr. '41 explained their opposition to the bridge, the Coop's lawyer, Phillip M. Cronin '51, sat silently in the audience...
...However, Dietz's architect, Joseph L. Eldredge '49, contended that the value of the Harvard Square area is its pleasant, little side streets" and that the Coop should work to improve Palmer St., not destroy it by building the bridge...