Word: palmer
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Dietz, a part owner of a building on Palmer St. over which the Coop's bridge would pass, has vooiferously opposed the Coop's new building and the bridge...
...statement declare that "the proposed bridging structure would interfere directly with the elements of air and wind [on Palmer St.], and it would have an injurious effect on the character of 'he street...
Accompanying the statement is a picture of Palmer St. which Dietz claims shows it to be "a friendly, sun and light street, an invitation to somewhere." In the picture, however, two-thirds of the street is obscured by shadows cast by buildings. The only sun-lit place is an empty lot where part of the Coop's four-story annex is scheduled to rise...
...Dietz's maps shows that the bridge would cast shadows varying from 20 ft. on June 21 to 65 ft. on Dec. 22. A note on the map adds, however, that these shadows would occur at 12:30 p.m., the "time of day when Palmer St. has not shadow from any building...
...statement also says that Palmer St.'s "strategic location, its small scale which relates to people, its contrast with the expanse and hustle and bustle of Massachusetts Ave. and Brattle St., make it an irreplaceable asset," and adds that "future planning and esthetic possibilities" should not be disturbed...