A LONG AWAITED GROUND BREAKING WILL FINALLY TAKE PLACE TOMORROW. (WED)
IOWA TRANSPORTATION MUSEUM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CHUCK BROOK IT’S TAKEN QUITE A WHILE TO GET TO THIS POINT.
THE MUSEUM WILL BE CONSTRUCTED IN THE HISTORICAL SPAULDING BUILDINGS AT 4TH AND SPRING. BROOK SAYS ALTHOUGH NOT MUCH VISIBLE WORKHAS BEEN DONE ON THE BUILDING, OTHER THINGS WERE GETTING DONE.
MUCH OF THAT BEHIND THE SCENES WORK INVOLVED FUNDRAISING FOR THE FOUR-POINT-TWO MILLION DOLLAR FIRST PHASE OF THE PROJECT. SOME TUCK-POINTING HAS BEEN DONE ON THE BUILDINGS…BUT NOW...THE CONTRACTOR WILL GET BUSY.
MOST OF THE PROJECT INVOLVES RENOVATION AND RECONSTRUCTION…BUT BROOK SAYS THERE WILL BE ONE KEY PIECE OF NEW CONSTRUCTION…A GLASS ATRIUM BETWEEN THE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING AND THE SOUTH BUILDING.
THE IOWA TRANSPORTATION MUSEUM GROUND BREAKING WILL BE TOMORROW AT TEN-30. BROOK SAYS THE PUBLIC IS INVITED…AND IT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A FREE PIZZA LUNCH.