BuildingScape: A Few Capitol Ideas
Click to enlarge. Photo by Walker DeVile
What secrets lurk in the hearts of men — and West Virginia Capitol Domes? And will Culture and History czar Randall Reid-Smith and successive layers of authority above him succeed in their ousting of archivist Fred Armstrong without any repercussions at all — except for 134 letters to the editor and a picket line gauntlet or two? And what about the Mystery of the Missing State Museum (and the remarkable commentary it generated over at sister blog, Art Attack)? Just asking on a Monday…
February 18th, 2008 at 1:57 pm
[…] DowntownWV put an intriguing blog post on BuildingScape: A Few Capitol IdeasHere’s a quick excerpt […]
February 18th, 2008 at 10:41 pm
Word is out that the first person on the agenda to receive a History Hero award Thursday is fired State Archivist Fred Armstrong.
February 19th, 2008 at 9:46 am
Deservedly so. Someone should devise an Anti-history or A-historical Award for operatic arts leaders.
February 20th, 2008 at 12:15 pm
Speaking of the several controversies under the dome, this e-mail has been circulating around town:
“Fred Armstrong lost his job because he opposed the current administration’s idea of dismantling the archives library and constructing a restaurant/gift shop in its place.
“WCHS Radio is conducting a poll with the following question: ‘Do you favor moving the state archives library to make room for a café and gift shop in the WV Cultural Center?’
“Please go to www.58wchs.com to vote. The poll to vote is located on the left side of the screen about half way down. It looks like the vote is going 2 to 1 in favor of replacing the archives with snacks and trinkets. I guess you can tell from my language which way I voted. It’s hard to imagine that WCHS talk radio listeners are going to support a snack bar in the Culture and History building….”