Recently uncovered documents reveal the plans and history for the Roebling complex.
Written in 1998, a recently uncovered web-document reveals detailed plans for redevelopment of the Roebling wire-rope building the Trenton Atelier now plans to revive.
The specialtyretail.net heading for the website reads: Roebling Complex, Trenton, New Jersey From Bridge Building to Bowling. At a projected cost of $35,000,000, this behemoth project would have created a 25-lane bowling alley and 14-screen theater in the heart of the former Roebling complex.
(http://www.specialtyretail.net/issues/dec98/Roebling_Complex.htm)
"That project would put you in the heart of Trenton, New Jersey, amidst the sprawling John A. Roebling and Sons complex of huge brick buildings and railroad sidings, dating back to 1848 and idle since 1974."
Since the December 1998 announcement in specialtyretail, the factory warehouse has remained a in a state of suspended decay, slowly breaking down into another monument in Trenton's urban gravyard.
The Trenton Atelier seeks to resurrect this property into a bustling artist's hub, at a fraction of the cost - only $350,000. Trenton's Atelier would be created from predominantly reclaimed and salvage materials with careful planning and foresight to meet the requirements of regulations, but with the thrift and creativity necessary to create a resilient, unique space.
No comments:
Post a Comment