Word: ramp
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...kids' aggressive energy and hair-raising choreography. They have their own argot: "rad" means good; a "squid" or "nipple head" is an awkward rider; "to Wilson" is to fall. In San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, somebody brings the music -- Phil Collins, Run-D.M.C. -- and somebody else a ramp for the daredevils to soar above, and the showboating begins. Says Dave Vanderspek, 22, the leader of the Curb Dogs Club: "Instead of getting attention by breaking windows, now I have people screaming for me when I'm rippin'." Adds a more diffident biker: "It's a good...
...registry hall, only a few dozen needed replacing. In addition to restoring the 20-ft. by 20-ft. dormitory spaces (three families to a room), one wing of the main building will include new exhibition space and two theaters designed by the firm Beyer Blinder Belle. A broad entrance ramp covered by a vast canopy, original elements of the main building, will be rebuilt, but in unmistakably modern materials and forms. "We are trying to emulate the original designs but not trying to fool people in a Disney World sense," says Brooklyn-born Architect Michael Adlerstein, the enthusiastic Park Service...
...Look at Kirkland or Winthrop or any of the Georgian houses. You might be able to ramp it in, but where could you go from there?" Crooks says. Every little hallway and entryway has steps...
Most University officials claim that because of the need for so many bypasses, major renovations to make more rooms accessible is impractible. "Accessibility begins with a ramp, but it doesn't end there," says Quinn. Once inside, sufficiently large elevators with buttons reachable by people in wheelchairs are needed, as well as restrooms and low drinking fountains...
...Nigel Holmes (Executive Director); Dorothy D. Chapman, Anthony J. Libardi, Irene Ramp (Deputies); Arthur Hochstein, Renee Klein, Leonard S. Levine, Billy Powers, Barbara Wilhelm (Assistant Directors); Carol March (Designer); Nickolas Kalamaras Layout: Steve Conley (Chief), John P. Dowd (Deputy), Angel Ackemyer, Joseph Aslaender, David Drapkin, James Elsis, Jay Petrow, Nomi Silverman, Kenneth Smith, Eugene Tick Maps and Charts: Paul J. Pugliese (Chief); Joe Lertola, E. Noel McCoy, Nino Telak, Deborah L. Wells...