Posted June 6, 200718 yr Botanical gardens expanding Conservatory wants to lure paid events to help budget Wednesday, June 6, 2007 - 3:34 AM By Lisa Halverstadt, THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH [click for renderings and maps] http://www.dispatch.com/dispatch/content/local_news/stories/2007/06/06/conservatory.ART_ART_06-06-07_B1_8R6UBSF.html The Franklin Park Conservatory will add two rooftop gardens where partiers can sip cocktails and another on the grounds designed as a backdrop for brides. The goal? To make the 112-year-old E. Broad Street conservatory the Central Park of Ohio, and attract more of the events that help pay for its larger mission of horticultural education. The new additions could allow for about 150 more events per year, said Beth Fisher, the conservatory's vice president for development. By spring 2009, the conservatory is to add a 4-acre community garden, a pavilion fashioned to look like a brick carriage house, landscaping examples for home gardeners, a production greenhouse for horticulture programs and a community garden center that would house a resource center, a meeting room and offices.
June 6, 200718 yr Yeah, that park has a lot of potential. The area around it has a ways to go though...
June 4, 200817 yr Author GROUNDBREAKING Next for conservatory: garden 'campus' Wednesday, June 4, 2008 3:24 AM By Tim Feran, THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH The Franklin Park Conservatory will break ground today on a community-garden "campus" -- the second major project in the first phase of the venue's $75 million expansion plan. Developed with the Columbus Recreation and Parks Department, the 4-acre attraction will occupy the southeast corner of Franklin Park. When it opens in the summer of 2009, the $4 million campus will serve as headquarters for the nonprofit American Community Gardening Association, which has promoted civic gardening for almost 30 years. Read more at http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/life/stories/2008/06/04/1A_COMMUNITY_GARDEN_--_live.ART_ART_06-04-08_D1_TOABMIT.html?sid=101
June 5, 200817 yr Awesome! "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
August 8, 200816 yr Jewel of the night Lighting project ready to give greenhouse a gemlike glow Thursday, August 7, 2008 - 3:31 AM By Tim Feran THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH The Franklin Park Conservatory is ready to shed light -- times 7,000 -- on its landmark greenhouse. During a public gathering Friday, artist James Turrell will give an old building a new perspective with a permanent installation that will keep the Palm House glowing colorfully from dusk to dawn daily. "We're revealing the extra personality of the building at night," Turrell said recently during a break from programming the computer-controlled display. In effect, he said, the Victorian-era glass building on E. Broad Street will assume a new persona after the sun sets. Lights within the Palm House at the Franklin Park Conservatory are programmed to change hues in a colorful display from dusk to dawn. Read more at http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/life/stories/2008/08/07/0_PALM_HOUSE_--_timely.ART_ART_08-07-08_D1_19AV6FV.html?sid=101
August 8, 200816 yr One more article on the lighting of the Franklin Park Conservatory. This one's from Columbus Alive at http://www.columbusalive.com/?sec=arts&story=alive/2008/0807/ar-artscape.html. One more pic... And information on tonight's event: What: Lighting of the Palm House When: 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 8 Where: Franklin Park Conservatory, Near East Side Web: www.fpconservatory.org
August 5, 200915 yr Franklin Park Conservatory The Franklin Park Conservatory, located near downtown Columbus, Ohio, is one of Ohio's premier horticultural showcases that features hundreds of unique plants, special exhibitions and permanent installations. Originally constructed in 1895, the Franklin Park Conservatory is set amongst Columbus' Franklin Park and is surrounded by 90 acres of outdoor botanical gardens along the historic National Road. The Victorian-styled Palm House, the center attraction, was patterned after the 1893 Chicago's World Fair and Columbian Exposition Floral Exhibition. The Conservatory houses over 400 plant species, representing four climates: the Himalayan Mountains biome, the Rain Forest biome, the Desert biome and the Pacific Island biome. The Showhouse changes with each season, and is the area where the bonsai and orchid collections are housed, along with revolving exhibitions of specialty plants and art works. The park is also the only public botanical garden in the world to feature Dale Chihuly's glass artworks, representing over 3,000 separate pieces of glass. Read more about the Franklin Park Conservatory and browse through the 65 photographs! Dale Chihuly's glass artworks. More can be found at Franklin Park Conservatory.
August 5, 200915 yr Beautiful pics Sherman. The Conservatory and Franklin Park are real jewels in the capital city. As you mentioned, the Conservatory is having another Chihuly glass exhibit to go along with the spectacular foilage inside. By the way, the outside of the Conservatory looks pretty good too.
August 5, 200915 yr Yeah, I need to get my ass up there for an exterior. The last two trips I was there, there was an immense cloud cover -- and it rained on one expedition (hence some rain drops on some of the flowers).
August 6, 200915 yr Great shots! "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
August 6, 200915 yr Awfully purdy! For a bit of a contrast you could've headed down to E Main and had lunch at Gloria's Soul Food. Just make sure you have a good U lock.
August 7, 200915 yr Nice photos and a thousand thankyous for limiting your Chihuli photos to 1. HATE Chihuli.
August 8, 200915 yr Nice photos and a thousand thankyous for limiting your Chihuli photos to 1. HATE Chihuli. I do too! But as they say..."You can lead a whore to culture..." http://www.mainstreetpainesville.org/
August 8, 200915 yr It's good to know I'm not alone on this one...I was beginning to think I was. LOL Then please avoid the Bellagio Hotel and the Atlanta Botanical Garden
August 8, 200915 yr haha I actually liked walking under his glassworks when the sun was up. But it can be overdone.
August 9, 200915 yr It's good to know I'm not alone on this one...I was beginning to think I was. LOL Then please avoid the Bellagio Hotel and the Atlanta Botanical Garden Complete trash. All of it.
August 9, 200915 yr Maybe we should change this title into the anti-Chihuly thread? :-D I'm a glassworks fan generally - but any subject that can bring kingfish and eastvillagedon into common agreement has my admiration! :wink:
August 9, 200915 yr It's good to know I'm not alone on this one...I was beginning to think I was. LOL Then please avoid the Bellagio Hotel and the Atlanta Botanical Garden Complete trash. All of it. Yes ATL and VEGAS are trashy! HA!
August 9, 200915 yr Maybe we should change this title into the anti-Chihuly thread? :-D I'm a glassworks fan generally - but any subject that can bring kingfish and eastvillagedon into common agreement has my admiration! :wink: Scary, right?!! :|
August 9, 200915 yr If you've been looking for proof of how profoundly bad Chihuli is, you've found it.
August 9, 200915 yr okay, just to clarify, I didn't mean to suggest Chihuly's work was "complete trash," (or was that supposed to be a general reference to Vegas and Atlanta as mts suggested??) but way too over-the-top in how he tries too hard. But I guess it doesn't matter because he seems to enjoy immense popularity. I guess he never heard of the term "less is more!" lol http://www.mainstreetpainesville.org/
August 9, 200915 yr okay, just to clarify, I didn't mean to suggest Chihuly's work was "complete trash," (or was that supposed to be a general reference to Vegas and Atlanta as mts suggested??) but way too over-the-top in how he tries too hard. But I guess it doesn't matter because he seems to enjoy immense popularity. I guess he never heard of the term "less is more!" lol for further clarification, Chihuly straddles the line between fine art and complete middlebrow trash, slightly tipping his balance towards the latter. ha ha... http://www.mainstreetpainesville.org/
August 9, 200915 yr Chihuli is just technically impressive enough to blur the line between art and decoration. His propensity for jolly, candy-like colors hypnotizes not only the masses, but a lot of people who should know much, much better. The Conservatory has gone balls-out Chihuly for the last several years, understandable considering its natural appeal to flowerphiles. But the Columbus Museum of Art featuring a big Chihuli sculpture right when you come in off of Broad? Unforgivable.
August 9, 200915 yr columbus had always gone for that chihuly guy in a big way. there is or was a glass art gallery in the short north that had so much of it for so long they probably funded a couple houseboats on lake washington for him. somebody should have a lowbrow group show with his glass, some leroy neiman's and tom otterness. at a holiday inn on the outer loop. anyway...love the conservatory and those are beautiful shots!
August 9, 200915 yr ^I actually like Tom Otterness. I don't think he's in the same category--although maybe a little too ubiquitous like the others. http://www.mainstreetpainesville.org/
August 9, 200915 yr thats cause you're in the east village and don't have be constantly annoyed by his schtick like i do in my subway station. plus friends have a spot in the building right next to his studio (it's in bk by the gowanus), so i can never escape him. :whip:
August 10, 200915 yr Chihuli is just technically impressive enough to blur the line between art and decoration. His propensity for jolly, candy-like colors hypnotizes not only the masses, but a lot of people who should no much, much better. The Conservatory has gone balls-out Chihuly for the last several years, understandable considering its natural appeal to flowerphiles. But the Columbus Museum of Art featuring a big Chihuli sculpture right when you come in off of Broad? Unforgivable. Well, they did spend $7 million to buy a good chunk of his glassworks!
August 10, 200915 yr You know, I haven't been in there for years. I just have a hard time paying money to look at lots of plants. Looks gorgeous though. Also, I'm guessing it must have been nice not to worry about winds moving those flowers every which way. So annoying. I noticed on the southern section they're doing a bunch of work and there's even an additional road, so there might be some good new photo ops. (psst, 404 Scottown, Ohio display pic not found)
August 16, 200915 yr Well, it did draw in the crowds. So did the Elephant Man, but it wasn't art. Classic.
August 17, 200915 yr I just visited the Conservatory this weekend with my sister and mom. We spent a good chunk of it making fun of the Chihuli glass and getting nasty glances from the 70 year olds that were admiring it. The boat full of purple glass...all I can say is holy chihuli.
August 18, 200915 yr Thank you. Chihuli aside, we're longtime members of the Conservatory. We go at least once a month--more in the winter. It's a great escape from the gloom.
June 28, 201014 yr FRANKLIN PARK CONSERVATORY Officials ready for next step in master plan Wednesday, June 16, 2010 - 11:20 AM By Gary Seman, Jr., ThisWeek Staff Writer Mark this date on your calendar: 10-10-10. That's when Franklin Park Conservatory officials will break ground on a 10,000-square-foot greenhouse facility. It will complete the first phase of a master plan to upgrade the conservatory. The first part of the plan, two 5,000-square-foot additions to the John F. Wolfe Palm House, was completed in Aug. 8, 2008, or 8-8-08. It was followed by the Scotts Miracle-Gro Community Garden complex, which debuted Sept. 9, 2009. Yep, 9-9-09. The targeted completion date of the greenhouse: 11-11-11. "We're running out of numbers," said Bruce Harkey, executive director of the conservatory. Harkey said the three-phase master plan, which started more than a decade ago, will transform the 88-acre property on the city's east side into one of the most renowned urban horticultural destinations in the country. Full article: http://www.thisweeknews.com/live/content/germanvillage/stories/2010/06/16/officials-ready-for-next-step-in-master-plan.html?sid=104
July 6, 201014 yr New greenhouse to complete first phase of expansion plan Sunday, July 4, 2010 - 3:00 AM By Michael Grossberg, THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH With its first phase of expansion nearing completion, the Franklin Park Conservatory is carefully considering up to $60 million in improvements during the next decade. Groundbreaking for a new greenhouse - the last piece in the plan's first phase - is expected in October between the main building and the new community garden completed last year at the conservatory, 1777 E. Broad St., just west of Bexley. The greenhouse, to open in November 2011, will allow the conservatory to grow plants on-site. After that, the conservatory will take 12 to 18 months to conduct a feasibility study for its next capital campaign, whose target is expected to be $40 million to $60 million. The first phase, which focused primarily on the eastern side of the park, was designed to bolster the conservatory's financial stability through extra income from facilities designed for receptions, meetings and weddings. So far in 2010, the conservatory has seen an increase in earned revenue to 63 percent of its budget, up from 53 percent in 2009 and 49 percent in 2008. While elements of future expansion won't be pinned down and announced until 2012, the second phase will focus primarily on improvements along the north side of Franklin Park near E. Broad. Among the ideas being discussed: reconfiguring and re-landscaping gardens in front of the Palm House for large outdoor events, updating the visitor center to be more "green," restoring a lake that existed decades ago on the grounds, building a new boathouse and moving the main E. Broad entrance further west, toward Woodland Avenue. The conservatory aims to complete all phases of its expansion plan by 2020, the 125th anniversary of the Palm House. Full article: http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/arts/stories/2010/07/04/new-greenhouse-to-complete-first-phase-of-expansion-plan.html
September 1, 201014 yr <b>Ideas Sought for Franklin Park Trolley Barn Project</b> By ScottUlrich | August 31, 2010 <img src="http://www.columbusunderground.com/archives/trolley-barn-3.jpg"> <img src="http://www.columbusunderground.com/archives/trolley-barn-1.jpg"> The Columbus Compact Corporation is seeking interested community members to help plan and execute the redevelopment of the Franklin Park Trolley Barn facility, located at the northeast corner of Oak Street and Kelton Avenue, just one block south of Franklin Park on the Near East Side. As part of this effort, the Compact is organizing a group of interested and concerned stakeholders, called Friends of Franklin Park Trolley Barn, which has a page on Facebook. Anyone is encouraged to join this group and support this critical redevelopment effort. READ MORE: http://www.columbusunderground.com/ideas-sought-for-franklin-park-trolley-barn-project
September 2, 201014 yr Interesting group of historic buildings. Thanks for bringing them to our attention.
September 2, 201014 yr Those buildings are a beauty to explore (if anyone hasn't). And its location near Franklin Park is great as well! "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
September 3, 201014 yr More about this project from the Dispatch... Group wants to rehab trolley barn to anchor area's revitalization Thursday, September 2, 2010 By Mark Ferenchik THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH Trolleys are long gone from Columbus streets, but a reminder of those days rests just south of Franklin Park. A large brick trolley barn sits at Oak Street and Kelton Avenue, one of six buildings there that served the city's trolley system for decades before streetcars faded. Now there's an effort to try to redevelop the site to serve not only as a neighborhood anchor but spur revitalization around it. The Columbus Compact, a nonprofit development group, will host a public meeting from 10 a.m. to 2p.m. Saturday at Central Community House, 1150 E. Main Street, to gather ideas. The Neighborhood Design Center, a nonprofit group that does planning and design work for inner-city neighborhoods, also is involved. Full article: http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/09/02/riding-the-past-into-the-future.html?sid=101
September 3, 201014 yr Hmmm... if they weren't already doing the Wonderland artists colony, I'd say this would be an ideal location for something like that.
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