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Details of the Belmont Place arch at Douglas and Belmont. The arch, built in 1925, is cracked and crumbling in several spots. Intensive restoration begins this month.
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e don’t get many complaints here at The Commoner, which is nice, but from time to time, well-meaning readers will gently suggest that our Web site is not all that it could be. I’m the sensitive sort, still smarting over perceived slights going all the way back to the second grade, so I take everything to heart. That means I’m also unlikely to say anything that might hurt someone else’s feelings. So here is the diplomatic thing I plan to say when the next person suggests that they find the College Hill Commoner difficult to read on the Internet: “Oh, good.” Then I will return the telephone receiver back to the cradle, softly so as not to offend. What I might say then, out of earshot, cannot be printed in this or any newspaper. Because here’s the thing, gentle reader: Newspapers are for folding under your arm, or spreading out on the floor with on a Sunday morning, or dropping in bundles in the dark of night for the delivery boy to fetch, roll and toss. Newspapers were never made to be clicked on, linked to, or covered up with pop-up ads from a local car dealer. The College Hill Commoner makes no sounds, it won’t crash, it requires no system upgrades to view. I can’t make the same promise for that thing we post on our Web site every month. But then, that’s not the newspaper. That’s just proof that we printed one. Here at The Commoner, we intend to keep on printing them by the many thousands, no matter how many other papers around the country fold around us and post their content solely online. Because here is the other thing we have to tell you, gentle reader: the future of the newspaper is not online. It’s in your hands. BARRY OWENS EDITOR
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THE COLLEGE HILL COMMONER ❚ MARCH 2009 The doors were not hung, but the windows were in last month in the first row of houses at the Parkstone development site. FAR LEFT: A view of the houses, which seemed to spring up overnight, at the end of Victor Place. LEFT: Ginny Mitchell, a realtor, takes in the view from the third floor. BELOW: A rendering of the first two blocks of townhomes now under construction.
Following Long Delay, Development Moving Fast Dry weather and an April deadline spell rapid development of new neighborhood. BY BARRY OWENS There are no sidewalks, but the stoops are in outside the brownstones going up at Victor Place and Rutan. Next, developer Mike Loveland says, will come a park, open streets, landscaping, new lights and, presumably, people. But first things first: the houses. There are eight units going up right now on the site. You’ve probably seen them. The structures are only three stories tall, but that is all it takes to top the old homes on Victor Place. From the corner units, it is possible to see all the way downtown. Initially delayed by financing and wet weather, development is now happening at a rapid clip. It was just a few months ago that the basements were being poured. Last month, workers were installing windows on the third floors.
ABOVE: A view of the back of the buildings, which will house garages and screened in porches for the tenants. LEFT: Much of the plumbing and wiring is complete.
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This month, if the weather holds, there could be curbs poured alongside the dirt roads. There is a reason for the rush, aside from closing dates on the units (two are pre-sold). In May, the rowhouses will host the Symphony Showhouse, an annual home tour and
fund-raiser for the Wichita Symphony Orchestra. Designers are expected to descend on the units in April. By then, not only do the first row of houses need to be completed, but so will the parking lot, streets, and nearby sidewalks. Loveland seemed confident he
would make the deadline. “By the time the Symphony Showcase happens, not only we will have a lot of the elements of the project in place, but we will have a lot better feel for what is going to happen on the corner,” the developer said. He was speaking of what will likely be the next phase of development—the construction of a twostory building that will front on Douglas at Rutan and house ground floor retail space and loft or apartment space above. “I think this will be a catalyst for an awful lot of good things to happen at the Douglas and Hillside area,” he said. In all, the development plan includes the construction of about 40 townhouse units, and a 15-story residential tower, expected to house more than 80 condominiums. There will also be mix of retail space in the development. No date has been set on the start of tower construction, Loveland said, but the delays over the past year have produced an unexpected benefit. “We are going to see some really good construction numbers and low interest rates.”
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RESTORING THE GRANDEUR Restoration begins this month on $100,000 project to repair and clean iconic arches. BY BARRY OWENS College Hill is known for a lot of things—tall trees, the park, grand homes—but if you had to pick the single iconic image to press onto, say, a T-shirt, it would have to be the Belmont Place arches. The Classical Revival style piers, connected with wrought iron arches, bookend Belmont Place at Douglas and Central. The limestone monuments were built in 1925 and placed on the National Register of Historic Places last year. This month work will begin to make them look new again. “Everybody is thrilled, the consensus is very, very good,� said Rachelle Ablah Pulkkila, who heads the arches committee for the Belmont Place Home Owners Association, formed 20 years ago specifically to care for the arches. While efforts have been made over the years to seal cracks and replace
Restoration Services, a Lenexa-based company hired to do the job. The mortar used in the original construction will also be matched, nearly exactly, on all of the piers, Thomas said. Samples of the mortar have already been analyzed and the replacement mortar will be “historical accurate.� The restoration will also The Belmont Place arch on Dougas at Belmont. include filling the chips in cracks in the piers with morcrumbling mortar, the restoration project undertaken this month promises to be tar and limestone, and cleaning the surface of the stones which over the years more thorough. “One of the piers will actually be dis- have been exposed to carbon, vehicle mantled piece by piece and then recon- exhaust, and acid rain, Thomas said. The $99,500 project is funded in part structed with the historical limestone. We by a grant from the Kansas Heritage won’t be using any new stone,� said Foundation, which is paying about 80Corey Thomas, a spokesman for Pishny percent of the cost. Belmont Place home
owners are picking up the rest. The home owners association owns the arches, though they sit in the city right-of-way. “It was awesome,� Ablah Pulkkila said of receiving the grant. “ It’s mostly great that the work is actually going happen now.� Thomas said the repairs and restoration are likely to last up to 80 years before requiring more maintenance. Work on the arches is expected to begin this month and to be completed in May. The crew that will be doing the job, Thomas said, is currently in New Orleans and at work restoring an historic Civil War era cemetery that had been heavily damaged during Hurricane Katrina. “This will be a little easier, but no less important,� Thomas said of the College Hill project. “These are very historical pieces of the city and we’re very excited to be a part of it.�
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ABOVE: “The slimy part comes next,” says Robin Rowland, placing fresh oysters on fresh ice. ABOVE CENTER: Volunteers, from left to right, Shellie Kuhn, Kelsey Kuhn, Rod Hansen “the oystermiester” and Vicky Petty. ABOVE RIGHT: Shells by the thousands piled up in the kitchen by night’s end. CENTER: Dylan Carroll, 8, reaches with tongs into a tray of fried oysters.
Dinner is Served (and Served and Served) Fried, on the half shell, or in the stew, Oysters downed by the thousands at St. James. slow down, and I can’t afford to slow down.” The oyster dinner at the church is a Shrove Tuesday tradition, going back 38 years. More than 400 tickets were sold to the event last month, which is a fundraiser for Episcopal Social Services. “It was better than last year,” one diner said, patting his belly as he bid farewell to friends near the door. “And last year was good.” It takes months of planning to prepare for the dinner, days of labor setting up tables and chairs and serving areas, and an intense 10 hours on Shrove Tuesday loading in the buckets of oysters (trucked in from New Orleans) bags of ice, and flour for the
It was late into Shrove Tuesday, and at St. James Episcopal Church the last of the fried oysters had been dipped in sauce and swallowed. In the scullery, volunteers were running the empty shells through the dishwasher. Out in the dining hall, the ice beds were drained and the last of the stew was now cooling in plastic buckets. Rod Hansen, the oyster dinner committee chairman for the church (or “the Oystermiester,” as everyone calls him) grabbed a seat outside. More than 500 pounds of oysters were brought into the church that day. Very few made it out. The Oystermiester shook his head. “It’s funny,” he said. “I probably ate only a dozen oysters all day. If I eat, I
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batter. About 100 volunteers are needed to get the job done. Among them was Rob Compton, who served up fried oysters. “I rode my bike over, and I could smell them starting at Third and Roosevelt,” he said. There was Dwight Roth, who wore Mardi Gras beads for the occasion, and spent the afternoon elbow deep in batter. “It’s not really work,” he said. “I’m exhausted, and my legs will be stiff tomorrow, but this is more like fun.” And there was church rector Kate Moorehead, who bussed tables. “Most churches tend to host a supper and pig out on a night before a fast,” said Moorehead. “But I’ve never seen anything like this.”
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Above: Manilla Road. Top left: Jared Brickman (on keys). Top center: Wayne & Arthetta Long. Top right: Arbuckle
SHOWTIME AT THE SQUARE Clifton Square Music and Art festival set for March 20,21 BY BARRY OWENS
Clifton Square will host a wide ranging mix of musicians and artists this month during a two-day event that will transform the Victorian-looking shopping center into a rollicking art and rock ‘n roll festival. Billed as the Clifton Square Music and Arts Festival, the event (March 2021, noon to 10pm) will bring together more than 10 bands and musicians to perform and about a half a dozen artists to sell their wares. Artists invited range from local merchants, such as Spring Park Gallery and Garden Reflections, to candle makers
and glass blowers. The musical offerings range from heavy metal to folk. On the heavier side, Manilla Road will headline the Saturday night show. Mark “the Shark” Shelton, the band’s founder, will perform with the Shark Project on Friday night. (For a complete schedule, go to www.fountainstreetproductions.com) “A lot of the metal stuff might be to certain tastes, of course, but that is why we are sort of quaranteening it off to the tea room area,” said Jason Hepola, with Fountain Street Productions, which is organizing the event along with The Bay Leaf Cafe. The square’s vacant spaces, such as
the former tea room and others will house musical performances. At the cafe, there will be jazz on the patio. The patio will also serve as a beer garden. While the event sounds rollicking, Becca Thomas, owner of the Bay Leaf Cafe, expects it will remain family friendly. “We’re not Old Town,” she said. “This is a nice little neighborhood place. You can walk here with your family and listen to the music.” The festival will begin at noon on both days and will feature artist and vendor booths outside, and musical performances inside beginning at 2pm. Admission to performances is free.
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Oddly Familiar The voice behind KMUW’s ‘Strange Currency’ BY BARRY OWENS
editor of The Wichita City Paper, a now defunct alternative newspaper, where Beaudoin churned out hundreds of column inches a week in music reviews and local coverage. Prior to that, he was music editor of F5.
If there is a such thing as a public radio voice, College Hill resident Jedd Beaudoin seems to have one. It’s quiet but engaging, knowing and slightly bemused. Except for today. He’s battling a cold, but one could hardly tell once it passed out the other side of the radio. “I never in a million years thought that I would be doing this,” Beaudoin said between breaks of “Talk of the Nation” one afternoon last month in the studio of KMUW. He was working a day shift, but most listeners are probably BARRY OWENS more familiar with his night job Beaudoin works the board during a broadcast of as host of “Strange Currency.” NPR’s “Talk of the Nation.” The program, which airs on 89.1 on Saturdays from 8 to 10 p.m. or “Jedd is a genius when it comes at 2 a.m., 10 a.m. and 9 p.m. on to writing about music, I really KMUW’s HD2, features an eclectic believe that,” College Hill resident mix of music, similar in tone to NPR’s Barney Byard told The Commoner World Cafe, but more locally focused and idiosyncratic. Most of the songs last year. Beaudoin credits a rural upbringcome from Beaudoin’s own collection. ing—he is from the Upper Peninsula “I guess my thing is that I kind of of Michigan—for his interest in want the show to be where people will radio and music. hear things that they won’t hear on “Hearing something new come commercial radio, or things that are up on a station out of Appleton, not yet in their record collection, or Wisconsin, was a big deal,” he said. may never be in their record collection, or was in their record collection, “The next day my friends would all be talking. Did you hear that?” but they’ve lost it.” While the gig hosting “Strange So it is that you will hear cuts from Currency” came out of the blue (he a Willie Nelson concept album from was called in one day by the station’s 1971, or a themed show featuring only program director and asked if he the works of the Rolling Stones memcould put together a show) Beaudoin bers solo efforts. Or the recent track he figures radio was probably always in came across the other day by Lothar & the Hand People, a cover of “Bye, the cards for him. “The story my brothers like to tell Bye, Love” that was heavy on the is that when I was a kid, I was fascitheremin. nated by music and would just sit “People driving down Rock Road a and listen in front of the stereo for month from now will probably wonder hours,” he said. “I wasn’t quite at the for two whole minutes ‘Why would point where I could read yet, but they somebody put a theremin on an Everly would hold up the album covers and Brothers song,’ ” Beaudoin said. Beaudoin is the former managing I could tell them who it was.”
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Young artists practice their drawing technique during an art class at the Wichita Art Association in 1948. Generations of Wichita children have attended art classes through the association, which was housed from 1942 to 1966 in the elegant corner house at 401 N. Belmont. SPECIAL COLLECTIONS AND UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES, WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES
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Before the Wichita Arts Association was a huge complex on Central, it was a house on Belmont. BY BARRY OWENS
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he Wichita Center for the Arts, that sprawling complex out on east Central that houses the Wichita Art Association, was built on former ranch land and opened in 1965. Prior to that, young creative types and art mavens had to make due in the old L.R. Hurd place at the corner of 401 N. Belmont in College Hill. It hardly seemed like the kind of place where one suffered for their art. The house, palatial in its day, still impresses on the corner of Belmont and Third. But when it was purchased in 1942 by the Association, the property was even larger. The grounds included a carriage house and guest house. The guest house is now a private residence at 424 N. Broadview. The carriage house
remains. Both buildings served as classroom space for the school. The Hurd house itself served as gallery space, with works displayed throughout the home. “An exhibition of paintings and drawings by eight American artists appointed by the office of emergency management to record activities in specific defense areas ‘Soldiers of Production’ may be viewed by Wichitans at the art galleries at this time,” The Wichita Beacon reported in November of 1942, announcing the opening of the gallery and school. The accompanying photo shows a young woman, Miss Margaret Craver, hanging a painting of a crew at work on a jet engine. For 25 years students studied painting, drawing, sculpture, ceram-
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ics, even flower arranging and Spanish there. The association sold the home in 1966 and it was converted back to a private residence. Today, it is the home of John and
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Nancy Greenstreet. “I remember coming here in high school,” John Greensteet said. “It was always like, ‘Oh, here we go again. Back to the museum.’ ”
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Plymouth Congregational Church will present “Word & Note: The Divine Arts of Knowledge and Exultation”, March 6-8. The weekend series will feature lectures and presentations by television host and author Philip Gulley and co-author James Mulholland, and concerts by national performers Beverly Hoch, Burton Tidwell and the Merling Trio. The series is open to the public. Tickets are $15 for an individual event or $45 for the series. All events will be held at Plymouth Congregational Church, 202 N. Clifton. Tickets are available by contacting the church office at info@plymouth-church.net or call 684-0221.
Blessed Sacrament Church will host a Spring Market on May 2 from 8am- 4pm. Church organizers are in search of vendors with a spring and garden theme. The market will also feature educational workshops. If you would like to be a vendor or if you specialize in a related area, contact Heather Heiman, 684-9240 or hheiman@cox.net. Space is limited.
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James R. Mead, early Wichita pioneer, recalls buffalo hunts and Indian attacks. There is some dispute over the date—it was either in 1888 or 1893 or 1894—when James R. Mead, by then well settled into the town he helped to found, sat down with a transcriptionist and uncorked wooly tales of his wild youth spent on the plains. Buffalo. Hard winters. Indians. A burgeoning little cowtown called Wichita. Life around here hardly seems recognizable in comparison to the one Mead lays out in “Hunting and Trading on the Great Plains, 1859-1875” (Rowfant Press, $15). Originally published in 1986, the book was recently re-issued in paperback. It is available at Watermark Books. The following is an excerpt from the book, which finds Mead and his hunting party facing off against a Cheyenne war party just outside of Wichita.
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ll night the buffalo were traveling past us, going North. They had evidently been disturbed by someone, and I felt considerable uneasiness. At daylight the next morning we hitched up our train and started, intending to drive
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“I have been having my likeness taken by a sort of one horse artist,” Mead wrote to his family of this image in 1860. “It was pretty dark. The day was cloudy. I have no particular fault to find with it. I have no doubt you will be glad to see what I look like after being in this heathen country so long, and after spending a winter among the buffalo and Indians.”
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to Pond Creek, and there to camp and cook our breakfast. When we were within four miles of Pond Creek I saw a war party of Cheyenne Indians, about 75 altogether, galloping down a slope toward us in plain view, probably a mile away. Every man was coming as fast as his horse could carry him, and each was leading an extra horse, which is their customary way of going into battle. I could see their long, glittering lances in the sunlight as they rode. Each Indian had on his war bonnet, adding to their hideous appearance. I immediately stopped the teams and directed each man to stand at the head of his lead animals to prevent their stampeding. I told them not to be scared, but to keep cool and do nothing but attend to their teams. Being the only extra man, I rode out in front,
got off my horse and stood facing the Indians who were rapidly approaching. While they were still a quarter of a mile off I saw a big, fat Indian who, from his appearance, I believed to be the chief of the party, making every effort to reach us as soon as the rest. But being so heavy, his pony could not make quite as good time as his fellows, and there were a number of young men in advance of him. They were spread out in the shape of a fan, perhaps two hundred yards across. One of the foremost Indians was a young fellow with long black hair, streaming in the wind, his eyes shining like black snakes, riding a very fleet black pony. In his hand he carried a long lance with a steel point, poised ready to strike, and coming directly towards me. I could easily have killed him, but I knew that if I did we would all be dead ourselves inside of two minutes. As he rushed by me, he gave his wrist a quick twist, turning the butt end of the lance and striking me in the breast. He was evidently waiting for the chief to give the word to begin the attack.
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Boy Scout troop 506, the longest continuous running troop in the city, met last month at Plymouth Congregational Church in College Hill for their annual Blue and Gold dinner. After saluting the colors, the scouts then earned badges and advanced in rank.
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