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The Humanist Speaks University of Nebraska at Omaha DigitalCommons@UNO Digitized Books Archives & Special Collections 1976 Riverfront: the humanist speaks Harvey Leavitt Metropolitan Area Planning Agency Riverfront Development Program Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/ascdigitizedbooks RIVERFRONT: THE HUMANIST SPEAKS Editor Harvey Lea vitt Graphics Lawrence Bradshaw THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA 1976 ii This book and the Riverfront Forum Series from which it evolved have been made possible through a matching grant from the Nebraska Committee for the Humanities in cooperation with the National Endowment for the Humanities. iii TABLE OF CONTENTS X FOREWORD Introduction HAR VEY LEA VITT 1 Summary: Planning for Aesthetic MORRISON. PADVE, 18 Quality in the Riverfront Region GOODELL The Writer and River City: Pro­ THOMAS KUHLMAN 27 nouncements of Joy11 Predictions of Doom The Civilized City GEORGE NELSON 55 Riverfront and the Forgotten Omahan: HUBERT LOCKE 70 The Citizen as Expert The Images of "Riverfront" and the DAVID ALLOR 84 Everyday Life: A Micro-sociological Interpretation 112 Helping Omaha Capitalize on its Heri­ NIEL JOHNSON tage (or the History-Benefit Ratio) 130 Economics. Economists. and Urban WILLIAM ANTHES Redevelopment 139 The Changing Nature of Environmen­ HAROLD BAXTER tal Design (Lawrence Halprin Associates) iv ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS To the many people and organizations who shared their skills, expertise and donated funds, thank you. My special thanks also go to: The Joslyn Museum and its Business Manager, B. M. Fredrickson; The Metropolitan Area Planning Agency and its representatives, Mr. Pat Pender­ grass and Mr. Lou Violi; The Omaha City Planner, Mr. Alden Aust; Bozell & Jacobs Advertising Agency and Rosalee Roberts particularly; Omaha City Council Member, Mrs. Betty Abbott, who moderated two of our Forums with skill and aplomb. To the UNO Community for the conception, planning and follow-through on this project. Particularly: Chancellor Ronald Roskens and Provost and Vice Chancellor for Aca­ demic Affairs, Herbert Garfinkel for their administrative support and services essential to the success of this project. Dr. Harvey Martens and Dr. Orville Menard who together wrote the initial proposal and saw it through early planning. Dean Jerome Birdman and Dean John Newton for their help and advice. Dr. Carl Camp and the many UNO Faculty who planned, participated and lent support. Ramona Alwill, Administrative Accounting. Mr. Charles Hein and the Office of Uni­ versity Relations. Mr. Thomas E. (Tuck) Moore for his sage advice. William Utley, Dean of the College of Continuing Studies, who moderated six of the Forums with skill and deftness. Ann Mactier of the UNO School of Fine Arts, who as Coordinator and Co-director, wrote the successful application, recruited the planning com­ mittee, raised additional funds and organized the format and personnel. Donna Kipp, my secretary, who organized my time, created a model filing system, answered the innumerable phone calls and typed the manu­ script for this book. Our warm praise is extended to the following citizens who served as panelists for the Forum series and shared their ideas and concerns with all who attended. They made us constantly aware of the effectiveness of an informed citizenry. Jon Empson Tom Grennan James Evans Carl Jonas Kay Neil Dr. Frank Jean Swarr Andersen Menolascino V Ted Hoffman JoA.nn Carrigan Ann Mactier Otolla K uppig N. P. (Sandy) Dodge III Peter Suzuki Leo Kraft Alden Aust Aneta Hayes Mike Kinsel Betty Hiller Dick Mueller Richard Brown Alfred B. Grice Barry Schaeffer Rqbert Steffen Jack Angus Sylvia Ball Nes Latenser Duane Willard Father Robert Hupp Bernice Stephens Dorothy Dustin vi THE FORUM PLANNING COMMITTEE With sincere appreciation we acknowledge the skills and efforts of those who gave generously of themselves so that the Forum Series was a community undertaking. Harvey Leavitt--Co-director Ombudsman, UNO Ann Mactier--Co-director- School of Fine Arts, UNO Coodinator David Allor Community Design Center Paul Alperson Omaha Fixture, Inc. L. F. Amis Missouri Valley Machinery Mrs. Les Anderson Keep Omaha Beautiful William Anthes Economics, UNO Alden Aust City Planning Department Gary Bennett Omaha Public Schools Jerome M. Birdman School of Fine Arts, UNO Vic Blackwell Art Department, UNO Gary Bowen American Institute of Architects Carl Camp Political Science, UNO Cosmas Chimah Urban League William E. Clark U. S. National Bank Jack Crawford Continental Can Company Edward A. Crouchley Northwestern Bell Jon Empson Downtown Omaha, Inc. B. M. Frederickson Joslyn Art Museum Gary Goldstein Nogg Paper Co. Alfred B. Grice Mid-city Business and Professional Ass. Mrs. Thomas E. Hayes North Omaha Ideal Improvement Club Ralph J. Heavrin Pacesetter Homes, Inc. Maggie Holmes Omaha Opportunities Industrialization Center Sam Jensen Higher Education Committee Niel Johns.on History, UNO Leo Kraft Central Business District Advisory Committee Thomas Kuhlman Creighton University Mrs. Otolla Kuppig North Loop Area Council Gene Leahy Riverfront Communities Foundation Hubert Locke College of Public Affairs, UNO C. C. Madsen Dana College vii Harvey Martens Research and Development, UNO Orville Menard Political Science, UNO A. 0. Mercer Union Pacific Railroad Dick Mueller Firehouse Theater Jack Newton Arts and Sciences, UNO Pat Pendergrass Riverfront Planning Committee Tom Peschio Omaha Real Estate Board Bill Pratt History, UNO Carl Rapp Omaha National Bank Rosalee Roberts Bozell and .Jacobs, Inc. Joan Van Savage Community Planning, UNL Stephen Sawtell Northern Natural Gas Robert W. Sconce Charco Distributors Valerie Shubik MAPA Arts Committee Florence Smith League of Women Voters Dr. Robert Sparks U. of N. Medical Center Cheryl Swanson Junior League Arden Swisher Mutual of Omaha John C. Thies Omaha Education Association Carl Tyler GOCA William Utley Continuing Studies, UNO Louis Violi MAP A Commission Mrs. Milton Waldbaum Nebraska Committee for the Humanities James Wigton West Central Advisory Council viii We wish to acknowledge and thank the following organizations, firms, and individuals who were generous with time and financial contributions. ORGANIZATIONS Continental Can Company Pacesetter Homes, Inc. United States National Bank Northwestern Bell Telephone Company Omaha Fixture and Supply Company Northern Natural Gas Company Omaha Board of Realtors Missouri Valley Machinery Company First National Bank of Omaha John Kraft Chevrolet, Inc. Federal Leasing Corporation Omaha Hardwood Lumber Company Federal Leasing Corporation Omaha Education Association Northern Natural Gas Energy Systems Leo A. Daly Company Union Pacific Railroad Company Keep Omaha Beautiful Prawl Engineering Company Guarantee Mutual Life Company Dana College Luthern Medical Center Farm Credit Banks of Omaha Greater Omaha Community Action, Inc. Campbell Soup Company University of Nebraska Medical College Firehouse Dinner Theater Brandeis Bahr Hanna Vermeer & Hacker Nogg Paper Company University of Nebraska at Omaha Joslyn Art Museum Omaha Walking Club Henningson, Durham & Richardson, Inc. Negus - Sweenie, Inc. INDIVIDUALS Irving R. Dana Eileen Lieben Ephraim Marks K. D. Power P. J. Morgan C. Barry Schaeffer Robert Sconce ix Mr, and Mrs. Richard Hiller Dana C. Bradford III Dr. and Mrs. Ralph Wardle Dr. and Mrs. Harold Gifford John P. Ford Barbara Pankowski John T. Salistean Mr. Abe Venger Gen. and Mrs. James Knapp Dr. and Mrs. Phillip Shubik c. C. Madsen Ottola Kuppig Connie J. Findlay Mrs. George Lemen Mark Starr John T. Connor J. J. Burke Andrew C. Nelsen Fenton R. Isaacson X FOREWORD On September 14, 1973, the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Area Planning Agency adopted the formal goal of the Riverfront Development Pro­ gram. Their stated goal is: To achieve the highest quality of life for present and future resi­ dents of the region through rational economic, social and physi­ cal development in harmony with the human and natural environ­ ment. This Riverfront Devel�pment Program goal is an overall state­ ment reflecting the mdre specific Regional Goals for Environ­ mental concerns, open space and recreation, housing, transpor­ tation, human resources, community facilities and services, De­ velopment policies and implementation as adopted by the MAPA Council of Officials March 8, 1973. From the general goals emerged discrete areas of investigation which were then assigned to task forces made up of interested citizens. More than 600 citizens participated in the task force planning, and they in turn worked with professional consultants. What emerged from this process was a series of pub­ lished reports, plans, and recommendations. The published plans became a catalyst for public discussion, and in some in­ stances, the implementation of plans became a focal point for discussion. It was at this juncture that the Forum series was proposed and then funded. On a series of Tuesday and Thursday evenings during the months of Septem­ ber, October and November of 1975, the University of Nebraska at Omaha, as a result of a matching grant from The Nebraska Committee for the Humanities, and contributions from area firms and individuals, sponsored eight Forums on the regional Riverfront Development Program. xi The Riverfront Development Program has been widely commented on in the region, but because of its scope and complexity, the public understanding has often been limited to the most highly visible issues. The Forum series was created in an effort to hurdle the informational and
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