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Waterbury INTRODUCTIOOver the past 21 years, the rewarding. N that fully objective findings and recom American Institute of Architects, R/UDAT team members, who per mendations can be assured. through its Urban Planning and Design form their services voluntarily, have In preliminary visits, the Waterbury Committee, has offered to communities been appointed by the AIA's Urban R/UDAT team confirmed the steering the services of a Regional/Urban Design and Planning Committee's committee's request to concentrate on Design Assistance Team, or R/UDAT. R/UDAT Steering Group. As with the the central business district, surround Waterbury has met all the require other 128 teams who have served com ing neighborhoods and the integration ments for such a visit. Our team study, of the proposed new mall into the munities over the past 20 years, each downtown. reported here, is a reflection of whole team member agrees not to receive any hearted community support, and the These concerns seemed to be the commission for work based upon the ones best addressed by a team of city team wishes to express our warm team's recommendations. The AIA has planners and architects. Many other appreciation and best of luck to all the Report of the always held this requirement intact so ideas, goals and challenges were re Regional/Urban Greater Waterbury citizens who made cently identified through the Commu Design our visit so nity Vision for Waterbury study and Assistance Team of the American October 4, 1993 town meetings, and are being imple Institute of mented by separate task forces of local Architects volunteers. Waterbury, Conn. Section 2 of this report, Background outlines Waterbury's history as an in October 4,1993 novative industrial city that today has lost its founding industries, but not its spirit. Section 3, Visions and Reflections, ••i M H S III IIIll HI S«is m Wk m explores Waterbury's image of itself and perceptions of others. It reflects the past and the future. The R/UDAT team reviews essential building blocks of governance and community interaction in Section 4, Building Community. Ways to improve participation and communication both within the community and region are also explored. Section 5, Connections, reviews the physical and social connections for the mi,v olhor i«*J«*** . -- !MT effort no* b» tbr community to function effectively. The intensity of community involve Jcrbury ^^rSX'^Umtion of the; «jr£ ^ ,,„, ment throughout the R/UDAT process rCsiK»i.sibims for the ^Vf^^Js of tadhidiuto -M* I* oi have shown the residents' desire to W cornments «^2SJ an(l love 0f out-o y ^friUrs-. we can par- make and improve the connections VP>ed fmstialious. hnt j*»1 » th|,ir hopt.s in the n within the community. aim. .Tust as our clu dwi *P A Greater Downtown, Section 6, in { cludes the concept that downtown Waterbury needs to be expanded to in clude the area from Hamilton Park along East Main and West Main to the railroad bridge, from North Square on Waterbury once again as a gum the north to Market Square on the ofC»nnofticut LydiaStmus-EdiL-ariUi> south. The critical nature of the inte jejfjfrey 0»JpM> Co-rhairmcn gration of the adjacent neighborhoods ! into this commercial core is also re viewed. Section 7, Moving Forward, lays out short, medium and long-term actions and strategies. W A T E RBU R§Y $ R §E PUBLICAN A M E R I C.iAtI Ntf s E Wmm: II IN z
Waterbury is best known as the thing but distinguished. The first By the turn of that century, how Waterbury Brass City. European settlers arrived on the ever, Waterbury's potential as a More than we would like to inhospitable slopes of the manufacturing site and a distribu admit, this nostalgic nickname is Naugatuck River in 1674. They tion center was beginning to be still a useful definition of the city came from distant Farmington, realized. fil and a good starting place in under today a 20-minute ride on the For half a century, Waterburians standing this complex community. expressway but then a rugged had been making buttons locally, Waterbury came by its brassy woodland away. and in 1802, ambitious manufactur title honestly. During the city's hey They estimated their new home ers began turning them out in day, the largest brass manufactur was capable of providing for 30 brass. The partnership then would ing plants in the world were herIP families at most but didn't stay eventually become the Scovill Manufacturing conglomerate. Report of the Waterbury, it was said, was the city long enough to test that theory; Regional/Urban that "had something on everyone." fear of Indians drove them back Just a few years later, clock Design making took hold locally. In 1810, Assistance Team And that seemed literally true. home after a year or two. of the American three men began manufacturing Institute of Americans kept time by the When they returned in 1677, the Architects clocks on Waterbury's Great famous Waterbury watch, the time white settlers made peace with the Brook; the concern would become Waterbury, Conn. piece that "made the dollar natives long enough to purchase a the Waterbury Clock Co. and, October 4,1993 famous." They folded those dollars huge swath of land for 38 English much later, Timex. into Waterbury-made brass clips pounds. The new territory ranged By the Civil War, Waterbury was and held their houses together from southernmost Naugatuck to already establishing a worldwide with hardware fashioneti in the northernmost Thomaston and cov reputation as a producer of first city's throbbing forges. ered 128 square miles. quality goods. Soldiers on both sides of the Much of it was poorly suited to "It was literally true and had Civil War secured their uniforms farming, and by 1780, an aide to been for years," historian William with Waterbury buttons and shot at the Marquis de Lafayette summed J. Pape wrote of Waterbury near each other using shell casings up the century-old community this the turn of the century, "that it was made in the city. way: "The village is frightful and almost impossible to make any The community's origins are any without resources." thing from an umbrella to a pair of shoes or a suit of clothes, from a small electric motor to a locomo tive or a battleship, from a trunk or handbag to a great office building or hotel without creating a demand for something made of brass or copper and sending to Waterbury for it." The list ojigroducts manufac tured here seems nearly endless. A partial inventory, created in 1897, reveals something of its remarkable diversity. The city was already famous as a maker of
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Republican-American archive photo A worker in a rolling mill at the Scovill brass plant, circa 1949.
pins, hinges, paper boxes, chains, brass buckle. Americans and about 14,600 boilers, plumber's fittings, screws Although the successes and Hispanics. Each group represents and rivets, steel traps and cow excesses of the 80s seemed capa about 13 percent of the total popu bells, toilet articles, and heavy ble of changing that image, lation. The median age is just over machinery. The sun never set on Waterbury continues, in many peo 33; there are 25,600 residents Waterbury's empire of brass, and it ple's minds, to be thought of as a under 18, and 18,000 over 65. looked in those heady days as if it "gritty city" that claims the dubi When scouts arrived in never would. ous distinction of being "a perenni Waterbury several years ago to But it did. al bottom-dweller" on Money prepare filming MGM's "Stanley Waterbury's glory days came Magazine's list of the 300 most live during war time as the city geared able communities in America. and Iris," they admitted they were up to respond to apparently cease Nevertheless, the faded attracted to the city because they less needs. After World War n, the Industrial Revolution left its lega wanted the gritty, sooty, somewhat economy started to change, how cy. Waterbury's thriving mills disheveled look of an old mill ever, and folks in the Brass City attracted immigrants by the thou town. didn't seem prepared to under sands, and today the city is home They found everything they were stand or take advantage of the to a remarkable mix of cultures. looking for: gaping, empty facto change. As a consequence, Waterbury is ries, scarred housing, sleazy gin Slowly, inevitably, heavy indus punctuated by steeples that ener mills, a city well past its prime. n try got lighter. Heavily unionized gize the skyline and define the But they were also surprised to If you turn manufacturing fled to the Orient community as a city of churches find things they never expected: an your back to and to America's Deep South. and surrounding neighborhoods. accessible, even elegant, down the history, Factories that had been the envy of The same Waterbury that supports town, handsome public buildings, the world for their productivity eight parochial elementary schools you turn your gracious old boulevards and gen back on why and product lines began to look and two Catholic high schools also like industrial slums, and one by hosts three synagogues and two teel mansions. the city And they found hopeful, helpful, exists — it's one the lights began to go out in mosques. Diversity — sometimes an insult. the city's enormous mills. grudging — has long characterized energetic people struggling to In reality it took two decades, the city. make this small-town city their w but in what seemed like overnight In addition to its largely home, bringing to it their strength Salvatore Albini the world turned upside down: the European stock, the city is today and their energy and their needs. Rust Belt acquired a tarnished home to just over 14,000 African- They found Waterbury.
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,- i . / Connecticut's Mark Twain once re marked on seeing his obituary mistak Waterbury enly printed in a newspaper, "The re port of my death has been greatly ex aggerated." R/UDAT's discovery of Waterbury was much the same. Before we came here, and even after we arrived, we heard repeatedly that Waterbury was not a desirable place to live. The dismal observations were not support ed by the reality. R/UDAT found Waterbury to be a community of dig Report of the nity, character and charm. The team Regional/Urban believes the vitality and ingenuity of Design Assistance Team Waterbury's people, the strength of of the American their faiths, the beauty of the city's Institute of Architects architecture, the richness of its histo ry make Waterbury a great place to Waterbury, Conn. work, live and raise a family. October 4,1993
n Few places in the world provide It's very Waterbury's rich cultural diversity in important a community of this size. The opportu that a city nity for a cosmopolitan experience in a home town setting combines the ad turn to its vantages of large and small cities spiritual without major congestion or isolation. roots. Waterbury is ideally situated at the 33 crossroads of highways linking major % Wm population centers. Father Joseph Looney <%T.\Pfoi'& &?\t?CCf?H~ ^UFtft WATERBURY REPUBLICAN AMERICAN 5 f^HPHWl 1 E C1 T If ON 4
Waterbury In the early 1880s, a group of citi zens with no labor force, no transpor tation system, no copper or zinc (all essential ingredients for a healthy brass industry) decided to pursue their vision in spite of these obstacles. Thanks to their industry, audacity tv^s and persistence, Waterbury became the brass capital of the world. More recently, Waterbury demon Report of the strated this same spirit when it took a Regional/Urban dilapidated mill site, laced with hazj^ Design Assistance Team ardous material, and secured a quali of the American fied mall developer and $50million in Institute of Architects state and federal funds for site prepa ration. ||1| Waterbury, Conn. Unfortunately, the negative image, October 4,1993 the tarnished reputation, has become accepted wisdom. Never mind reality — people act on what they belie^.]^ And the current belief is a big prob lem, so bigj in fact, that it consumes this portion of the R/UDAT report. MHB What can be done? Some things are apparent. For in* stance, cosmetic touches can enhance the downtown area. Simple cleanup As a result of the systeinjihany peo 1. The city shouldiiire full-time pro and a program of increased mainte-||| ple feel excluded; ethnic groups are fessional planning staff adequate to nance will not only help instill pride, convinced they have no franchise; ;s|pe the needs of its citizens and to they will also entice more shoppers public schools have lost^^^fi- accomplish the city's need to plan its and diners %the area. Both should be dence of their const^efig0f|^hereisil future. Foripty this size, we suggest implemented as soon as possible. Ajfe no current plan for the city's land use, at least four full-time planning profes other element is promotion. We under- no current plan for public works WsM sionals. : stand both the city and the Chamber pendftures; theTnidget process is ar 2. With extensive public participa of Commerce have programs in placf^. chaic and contains no performance tion, the city should prepare, adopt, Both group&should pursue those ef ££4HL criteria or goals; there is a complex and publish a comprehensive plan for forts aggressively, nn system of boards and commission and land use, transportation, and zoning Other actions are more subtle, in quasi-public bodies which bewilder which looks at least 10 years ahead. volving the very processor" gover- and defeat all but insiders. The plan should be revised at regular jnance. JfteJeam has bqenjmjgressed The team does not suggest specific intervals (five-year periods would be \ withjthe sincerity an^capacity of changes to the basic governmental desirable). |WaterbuEy's political and social lead- structures. Rather, we believe changes 3. With extensive public participa i ers. They appear insightful and genu- to specific parts of the process must tion, the city should prepare, adopt, I inely,concerned with t^e|Community's be accomplished to improve the ap and publish a prioritized plan of capi | general wejjaje. But the^iind them^ pearance and effectiveness of the city tal improvements and maintenance selves in a system we feel discourages and to enhance Waterbury's image in looking five years ahead. This plan the kinds of changes articulated and the region and the state. To that end, should also be revised at regular inter j anticipated by the community. we recommend: vals.
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4. With extensive public participa tion, the city should reduce the num ber of boards and commissions that oversee the city's business. 5. With the help of a certified public accounting firm with experience in public finance, the city should change its budgeting system from a line-item budget to a multi-year, performance- based budget with performance goals Report of the Regional/Urban and measuring techniques. Design 6. With extensive public participa Assistance Team of the American tion, the city should empower a com Institute of mittee to review the city's charter and Architects ; investigate, through a performance -Waterbury, Conn. audit if possible|fiow basic changes in the charter might improve services October 4,1993 and public participation in govern ment. We believe these basic eliShges will substantially improve continuity of : plan and purposfpxpected by busi-|pt | nesses and citiz^p: They will also promote predictability at afundariien- /js&g**^^ I tal lejfel, regardless what party or per- j son is in office. We believe these chants will riblffifterfereiln the legiti- mate rough arid tumble of politi^.^p| j change anf'pUblic deriiands. We are j convinced these changes will substaffi' tially enhance th^ este^iffWrch™^1 i public,;b^s|^^|^^j®ftnindmggov^- '< ernmeril^oldWateroUry. K^^^^S We encourage any change Mlficn^1 makes goyentmeht|^ i Theciiiyllgpaf i^fflMfbe ttffficTude^^ the pub|§p^||^ ; stud^cfea^pridimplement^n|f48r ; city's visiori of itsifuture; ApYOfes- •- sionalplarinirig%Mff is a ye^finpdrt- • ant part of the p&>cess. We m^^m-^ voca^turrisBg the city's Mt0$00!i ' to paid professioinals. Far frOril^^^1 w ^^^^^^^^^M^^^^^^^^H people and theiFelected re^sefi^-^i There's |tiv(B^iust0i9ffi|pS£tain discfetioriary another side control. But paid professional staff to this other should bring stability, continuity, than and, therefore, predictability to busi buildings and ness, industry and homeowners. And, idealy, Staff, equipped witl|an up-tcj|s things. date plan, woultf provide a corigJeMalM^ H easy-to-approach access for the pub William Harris lic, in Two special situations cSfieernus. First, there wCTi|inany conuftents ;3ffjg g*Jj*:\ H sr-wi about the school system. Most were generic arid appear in every school system in the country. The team saw three areas particular to Waterbury: f mm I v RI Bi yi RI Y Wtm E3 p u? Bf L» i c A N A El Ri ^Mi Waterbury
1. The city must make deliberate 3. The developer should be required and conscientious efforts to include to participate in a maintenance as parents and children in all phases of sessment district which will include Report of the Regional/Urban decision making — shared decisions the historic downtown as well as the should be the watch words. mall. Assistance Team of the American 2. The city must make an intensive, 4. The agreement between the city/ Institute of immediate effort to recruit and em and the mall developer should be in Anshitecte ploy ethnic teachers, principals and writing, should explain in detail the Waterbury, Conn. administrators. (Without these steps, obligations of both, including times the city runs the serious risk of losing October 4,1993 for performance, and should be avail completely the support of the commu able to the public as soon as it is com nity it is supposed to serve.) pleted. 3. The city should encourage coop The R/UDAT is well aware of the eration between existing institutions short time for approval of Homart's of higher learning, and foster oppor plans projected by city staff. We share tunities for these institutions to use a sense of urgency to secure Homart's existing vacant downtown buildings. commitment and to begin construc Second, the proposed mall presents tion. But we also believe time spent opportunities which have not yet been now refining the mall's design using explored (or revealed); the mail de- expert professional help and public . serves the city's best efforts and the opinion will pay rich dividends in de citizens' earnest support. Because the sign and public acceptance. A project mall project presents such a profound of this magnitude deserves and re opportunity for success or failure of quires time to investigate, time to de Waterbury's central business district, sign, and timet o analyze. We think the R/UDAT recommends: time is available. 1. The city should employ a well- ^ The team believes these recommen known professional planner or urban dations, together with the truly re designer to advise city staff and the markable opportunities and actions public regarding modern mall design already in place, will significantly en and the successful relationship of mail hance the city's local and regional rep construction and operation to the ex utation. isting downtown before the city ap proves any plans. The professional's activities should be guided by a scope of work (which could be requested as it part of the professional's proposal for tf we don't services). get input 2. The mall developer (Homart) and from the city should hold at least three well-advertised public meetings for everyone in public discussion regarding Homart's proposed plans before the city ap community proves any plans. The developer we're going should present plans; citizens and civ to fail. ic groups should have an opportunity to raise issues and suggest solutions. in m Interaction between Homart, its archi Rick Walters tect, the city, and the public should continue throughout the design and approval process.
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For many generations, Downtown Without sensitive and timely action, the historic streetpatterns, blockage Waterbury was the shops^bjinks, of to bringjfee old and new downtowns r of visual connections between neigh fices, theaters, restaurants, govern- intohalanjpetpfjMc^n as a whole, ji§ borhoods and the oldtity center; noise menl|)ffices and transportation termi thepld.dopn|c!^n and its adjacent v^, and air pollution* and structures that nals surrounded by the brass mills neighjb^rljoo^^QjiJtd be^ainedof the overpoweE:thematural?amenities of, and workers' neighborhooisx^X remaining life and subjected to eger^fe the Mad andNauga&fetoiiyerways. -ma. This historic downtown was coin- incrj^sin|4eterioratipn: zjcffM M| However^ the J&/iUBAT accepts the pact and filled with intense activity Thj^fggaey of thijs^tajdssue, ho^ highwaysiand planned ramp improve?4? from the busy rail station on theiwest, to.inakeja greateryii^&^t^ya^ mentsas jaigivehfansd=make& evei^ipti-'icj abound thejhlstoric Green, W%eiE|us^ ous parj^iofdojpitp wrv»is $e jjrimary tempfeto reapMte ipositivebenefits? iisid Report of the Main^fpeet entrance totfe^oWN^ Regional/Urban v focus^p|Jhj^g^^^i^j^£> from#^eisi&tingiHghwayfsystem:f4mf- Design mill.^/f^'V''' I 'rA'- | The ppnnLeGtipnbetween the-pld and; thej&iteCKPfstow^topi Waterbury*B Assistance Team Today, much of the bustle ^%jstofy of the American new dpwjitowns, jthat area along East, p$m the resadenfeifefsGreater Wsater- Institute of Wjth the closing of the mills and|ol|h Ma^S&fJ^r^tphig^il^^J^^eJ^vj buryy the highways ©Jfer quickandr^^fe Architects of therdowRfeo%n commercial an^ofr or Ipur c^3b^ckSj mus^ndergo.sig^,. direct S(^ess?tolthesdowntoWn, Waterbury, Conn. ice activity dispersed to the suburbs. nificantiimprpyement,to becpme-the g bypassing the stoprand-^go/traffie o£ The intown-neighborhoods have also glueihal^)^^the major an©hors-oj|^ locafcstreets* ja?ss-^-;»;: October 4,1993 seen dramatic changes over the past the,^ew^eajMp^ntx)^rtp^therv;£^^ For theimPreiOjeeasicmal tr^eleEc^o few decades. illl Waterbury, adjacentjlQjt^e crpssg^ passing througfeiheJarea, views'OfAe? New and diverse groups have con roads of two major highjsrjgyfww^^^i city center landmaife fromIhelMgMiiJ tinued the tradition of change from statf^^a^i §pute 8 — is one of the/ wayslara fieetingibialcan entice?Hfem Yankee to Irish, Jewish to Italian, mostac^ssjbjfjqiltes in^§^ER^ajadXv to make a deeissg^fexittherexpressa'?! French Canadian to Hispanie and so Thi&^ya^a^ame at a glea.tco§t|t;gj way and participate in the downtown* on throughout the inner city neighbor thecii^^|he,|^pof disruption to^g activities. .mm2*®%&lm hoods. Today's downtown serves a very different constituency from that at the height of the industrial era. And with that change comes a new agenda to meet the center city needs of the end of the century and into the future.. Although the daily population downtown has radically declined, *^ there remains an amazing collection of* beautiful, solid buildings from preiiife^ public structures to elaborate commer cial buildings. This architectural lfgfj^ cy forms a very positive foundation^- for the new and expanded downtPwn.^ The once-compact downtown is about to undergo a radical transfor mation with the introduction of a ma^ jor regional shopping mall on the old Scovill site. Suddenly, the almost cir cular old center will be counterbal anced by the new mall somewhat re moved to the east.
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] It was the confluence of the major on the hills is marred by the prolifera South and West Main streets and north-south and east-west highways tion of ugly billboards competing for other passages under the highways w i that attracted the developer, Homart, attention, abandoned old mills, "catch could become a celebration of the en to propose a major regional retail mall all" irregular lots left over from the trances through well-designed treat on the abandoned Scovill site just east highway construction and neglected ment to the underpass structures, spe n \ of the historic downtown, where over waterways. cial lighting and landscaping. Safe, at 300,000 potential shoppers are within The city must take a thorough in tractive pedestrian and bicycle routes a short drive. ventory of the "first impression" ele should also be developed through I This turn of events can reverse the ments, good and bad, and work these barriers. For generations, Waterburians Report of the accelerating trend of people from toward accentuating the positive by Regional/Urban Greater Waterbury avoiding the eliminating the negative. proudly sited their beautiful public Design buildings and churches to be seen Assistance Team downtown area. Through careful of the American planning and implementation of at down the main streets and from the Institute of Access from the neighbor neighboring hillsides. Unfortunately, Architects tractive, convenient downtown trans it, auto and pedestrian connections hoods this tradition has not always been re Waterbury, Conn. throughout the expanded city center, spected and many of the vistas which The primary connector streets be the mall can be the catalyst to bring help give orientation as well as a posi October 4, 1993 tween the downtown and the major new life to the downtown. tive image for the city have been neighborhoods are North, East, South blocked by new buildings and high and West Main streets; Baldwin, Bank ways. and Willow streets. South and West Proposed construction should be Main must pass beneath the elevated carefully reviewed in the context of highways, which are visual and phys the overall downtown and adjusted to ical barriers fetween the neighbor complement the historic pattern hoods and downtown. which helps to guide the motorist and Special street design features along pedestrian to and within the down the transition areas of these entrance- town. ways, from simple banners on the util ity poles to more ornate architectural "gateways" would help to give identi ty and pride in both directions: as en trances into the downtown and por tals back into the neighborhoods. Longer-range plans could include spe cial plantings, street lamps, sidewalk paving and benches that are in char acter with the specific neighborhoods.
A whole new generation of people can be attracted to experience the full range of retail, cultural, service and recreational facilities in an expanded, reinvigorated Downtown Waterbury stretching from the railroad tracks to Hamilton Park, The fleeting views of Waterbury from the highways give a first and lasting impression of the city's char- acterpThe clock and church towers and other landmark structures pro vide a handsome impression, and lighting them at night as suggested by the recently completed Visions study is a fine idea. Unfortunately the posi tive image of Waterbury provided by its historic skyline and neighborhoods
WATERBURY REPUBLICAN AMERICAN 10 Providing a two-way loop connect Parking Public transportation ing all of thejnajor origin and destina tion points in the expanded down When downtown activity is in de Public transit in Waterbury consists town, including the parking garages, cline, parking or the lack thereof is of a 20-route bus system that centers creates an extremely convenient con usually selected as the reason. Water on the Green in downtown. The pres nector system with very short head bury has more than 4,800 existing ent equipment is old and in need of ways. This would tie together the parking spaces serving the present replacement. downtown and encourage multi-pur downtown. Of those, 3,850 are in While the routes and schedule serve pose trips to the center rather than ramp garages scattered strategically the community needs fairly wejl dur one-stop, in-and-out visits. throughout the center. ing the day, there is a need to extend In addition to the loop bus, special Studies in the mid-1980s indicated Report of the service into the evening hours and to Regional/Urban vehicles such as the rubber-tire trol parking demand at or exceeding the Design develop some flexibility in the system ley could be used during peak down- practical capacity at peak hours. More Assistance Team of the American recently, there has been an overall de Institute of cline in parking demand. In summary, Architects the downtown parking situation has not been the primary cause for a de Waterbury, Conn. cline in economic activity in the down October 4,1993. town; however, well-located, sufficent parking will be critical to the antici- pated|growth and success of the fu ture downtown Waterbury. The development on the old Scovill site will motilhan double the supply of parking spaces in the expanded downtown. Suggested downtown loop bus and shuttle services should help to allow some of the new mall site parking serve the greater downtown. The Waterbury Parking Authority will need professional assistance to prepare a capital improvement plan and parking management strategy to best respond to the shorthand long- range parking needs of a^newed downtown. Ideally, a professional traffic and parking administrator town use times to provide fine-tu^^ to provide transportation for special would be part of the city's planning door-to-door connections between fa events such as regional concerts and department to manage all parking and cilities such as the Mall and Bank festivals, and neighborhood programs traffic movement issues, public and Street retail area, the Mattatuck Mu such as evening school functions. private, in the city center. Two specific improvements are pro seum and the Silas Bronson Library. posed to the buslystem to help'serve the expanded downtown^ 1. The radial bus routes now con fe£lP3 verge at a point on the Green. This transfer area should be expanded to a two-way loop serving the whole downtown from Willow and Meadow streets along West and East Main and Grand and Union streets through the new mall to Hamilton Park. 2. A Free TrlliSitfZOne should be created within this expanded down town loop area to interconnect all the old and new downtown Waterbury ac tivities.
E R h WATERBURY R E Pi Un i L. I C A N f A 1 ' • W S E C T I 0 1 t 6 A GREATER Waterbury The tradition The future Waterbury's traditional downtown has many strengths. Downtown Waterbury will continue New uses are needed to fill the va It is the most accessible location in to be anchored by government offices cant space in Waterbury's existing the region. It has authentic character and the courts along Grand Street. Le downtown, especially on the upper which cannot be duplicated in new de gal and other services will locate near levels. velopments. It is a geuinely historic by. Financial institutions, related pro Loft apartments and other types of place where generations of Waterburi- fessions and financial services will re housing should be pursued for the up ans have lived, worked, raised their main concentrated in downtown per floors through demonstration families. |||l Waterbury. projects. Downtown Waterbury's rich archi Although these activities have con Educational and training programs tectural heritage cannot be matched in tracted, some institutions have recent of all types should be explored for Report of the ly expanded in downtown. Banking downtown. Expansion of the Univer Regional/Urban the region. The handsome facades on Design Bank Street, the soaring church and finance will continue to be anoth sity of Connecticut's programs in Assistance Team er anchor for downtown Waterbury. downtown buildings, extension pro of the American spires, the elegant government build Institute of ings on Grand Street, the Elton Hotel, In the traditional downtown near grams of Teikyo Post University, li Architects the tower at the former railroad sta The Green, two hotels, several restau teracy programs, tutoring, job train ing, and other educational programs Waterbury, Conn. tion, and many other historic struc rants, and numerous retail stores could be located in downtown build tures constitute a significant resource serve downtown employees, the sub October 4,1993 ings. The students and trainees would for downtown Waterbury. stantial number of elderly citizens who live downtown, residents of near patronize downtown businesses and by neighborhoods, and visitors. add vitality to downtown. Convenient access by public transportation and private automobile makes downtown an ideal location for training and edu cation programs. Public health ser vices and treatment centers are also well-suited to Waterbury's downtown locations. Interior designers, architects, land scape architects and other design pro fessionals are good candidates for up per floors of historic buildings. Photo graphers, graphic artists, public relations firms and other creative en terprises might be attracted to down town buildings on Bank, Grand and the Main streets. Stores marketing crafts and other special items could complement retail stores in the tradi tional downtown. The result could be an appealing mix of shops in down town Waterbury.
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"Waterbury Downtown living Learning and having fun Some youngiouples, single people Waterbury's educational and cultur Re-opening the Palace can be the and couples whQSj&children aje grown al life is an especially important key first step of a multi-phased process to are potential customers for loft apart to its future. In a city with wonderful establish a civM?^dtural/educational ments in and around downtown ethnic diversity and history, there isj|| center for downtown Waterbury. Ide Waterbury. There are many buildings an opportunity to "make the whole ally, this project will proceed in tan with vacant space above the first greater than the sum of its parts." dem with the new mall development, floor. It may be possible to.convert J|g| Downtown Waterbury is the conflu and the two projects can be completed this surplus space to loft apartments. ence of its neighborhoods, not just a at about the same time. Other cities with no experience with self-standing, independent area. To downtown living have foipdM^^. gether with enhancing its downtown Report of the there is a surprisingly large nich||^^ commercial life through the new retail Regional/Urban ; market for it. -iSllj iBiipii mail! a downtown educational/Cultur- Assistance Team & Other.p^entiafenants include art of the American al district can provide activities forp|| Institute of ists, architects, graphic designers,•••t^t all. iH Architects writers, public relations specialists, as East Main Street in the area of the well as other professionals and busi Palace Theater is an ideal location for 'Waterbury, Conn. ness people who enjoy the arts and an this cultural and educational district. October 4,1993 urban environment. These people are The R/UDAT team applauds the prepared to pay rents at and abpye i previous studies and attempts to reno the average rents for contemporaj^| vate the Palace, and urges the renova apartments. Experience in other cities tion and re-opening of the Palace The shows soygie people will pay 25 per ater as a high priority. However, we cent more for loft apartments than for think that a more comprehensive conventional apartments. They find a project should be the ultimate goal. special appeal in living in a different type of housing in the heart of the city. There will be problems to overcome, such as availability of financing, flex ibility of codes, and parking, but other cities have overcome these problems. The benefits of loft apartments would include: • Vitality and activity after busi ness hours and on weekends. • Increased support for stores, ser vices and activities in downtown. • An enhanced sense of activity and safety for the many elderly people who live in downtown. m A demonstration project could test Educate the the feasibility of developing loft apartments in Waterbury's historic adults as well downtown. as the children. MATTA1W Mtl^-UM BR- - Bill Pizzutto
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The Palace Civic Center A concentration of activities along East Main Street should be part of the overall strategy to energize downtown and extend it to the east to the mall. This has been the historic pattern of downtown development, but now spe Report of the cial intervention with public and pri Regional/Urban 0 Design'^^ vate funds is necessary-f further this Assistance Team type of development downtown. of the American Institute of Using the Palace Theater as an an Architects chor, a multi-purpose complex can be Waterbury, Conn. ] created to satisfy diverse but mutual October 4, 199» ly supporting uses. These uses would include, for instance, musical and the ater arts, corporate meetings, continu- I ing education, after-school programs, senior citizen activities, exhibitions and small trade shows, temporary art shows, community meetings and many more — the hallmark is program di versity. The complex would have the follow ^^^^^^^^^^^^^H ing components, each of which would be multi-purpose in its own right:
• Performing arts theater (The Pal ace), renovated. j|| • BLobby, renovated arid new expan sion^ • Rehearsal rooms, new. • Theater support spaces, new. •Theater stagehouse, expanded. • Meeting rooms/classrooms, new. • Exhibition space, multi-purpose, flat floor, new. • Administration, new. • Catering kitchen, new.
Initially, the emphasis should be on stabilizing the structure and ensuring its protection from vandalism and the elements. To develop this cultural/ed ucational/convention center, a phased plan of construction can be undertak en, as follows: Phase 1 — The Palace Theater will be renovated and reopened using its existing basic spaces. This should be undertaken as soon as possible to be gin revenue generation and to provide the basis of support for additional im provements.
WATERBURY R E P U B L I C A N A M E R I CAN 16 Phase 2 — Development will contin Waterbury ue to the east where the new Palace Theater support spaces will be con structed, along with new meeting rooms and class rooms. This multi level development will occur along East Main Street, with the ground floor eventually serving as the lobby for the new meeting rooms and exhibi tion hall. Additional improvements to the Pal- ^%c%Theater, including an expanded Report of the stagehouse and ancillary support Regional/Urban spaces on the Brook Street side of the Design Assistance Team building will continue during this of the American phase. Institute of Architects Waterbury, Conn. October 4,1993
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Phase 3 — The final phase of the project will consist of the develop ment of the column-free multi-purpose space. This civic hall can be construct ed partially on the existing municipal garage site located to the south of the Palace Theater. The lost parking spac es can be replaced elsewhere in the downtown core. §|§j Alternatively, the multi-purpose thall could be located on the north side , of East Main Street. This and other ex hibition hall alternatives will require further professional study. WV& "Ittj3£&- MULtl-fUpf&se flAU- W A T|E RBI) R Y R E P U iB L I C A N ||A M E R IB A N Waterbury • Select an architect to develop a master plan for improvements, includ ing a phasing study to develop the project in increments geared to avail able funding. This architect may or may not be the designer of the actual improvements to the Palace Theater.
Convention/Exhibition Center Report of the Regional/Urban The recent Visions process was the Assistance Team first public forum where the idea of of the American Institute of convention and meeting f acilities was Architects \ publicly proposed for downtown Waterbury, Conn. Waterbury. The R/UDAT team be lieves this new idea has merit and is October 4,1993 worthy of further consideration as part of the Palace Theater district im provements. The site is near the concentration of downtown hotel rooms, and there ap parently is an underserved market for meetings and conventions. The multi purpose hall could be programmed with a great variety of uses, including exhibits, trade shows, community events, spectator events which can utilize the flat floor configuration, and banquets. 1 Ttfe®iH& ai\o c&tfe^ While first priority for leasing the • Commission a full financial feasi space should be for activities that cre bility study to b^onductedVbya fir m ate the greatest economic impact, experienced in the marketing and fi broalleommunity use will be a key The Palace Theater nancial analysis of performing arts fa feature of the multi-purpose hall's cilities. This specialty consultant will mission. Under a professional manage The esteem and love the residents of review the previous studies and devel ment and marketing structure the pro Waterbury have for the Palace The op the marketing and economic data gramming potential for such a multi ater is one of the strongest and most needed for a detailed marketing and purpose space will be able to serve an unanimous positive expressions incredibly broad range of constituen which the team heard during its short financial plan. $• The not-for-profit board of gover cies, ifiifii time in-Waterbury. Turning these ex |j^ Implementation of the convention/ pressions of citizen support, the mo nance should^oiisidejpuring a pri vate, professional management com meeting portion of the multi-purpose mentum of previous analysi||and thef? project should proceed as a fully pub commitment of the current owner into pany to operate and market the facul ty as an agent of the non-profit lic effort. A marketing and financial $eal action is now the critical chal feasibilit y study should be commis lenge. governance board. Serious exploration of the competitivi§|jnvironment for sioned to determine market/ building The R/UDAT team suggests that the such private professional manage program and financial analysis. In ad following steps can lead to the Palace dition, design feasibilit y studies m Theater renovation: ment should be undertaken as soon as possible. should be conducted in conjunction We have two • Establish an ownership vehicle • Initiate fund-raising and public with the Palace Theater master plan ears and one for the project which can be%he legal ning to develop options and solutions recipient of public funding. |l|lations efforts. A state grant should mouth. It's be vigorously pursued, along with cor for unifying the complex. • Establish a not-for-profit govern better to porate, patron and individual contri Funding f orchis portion of the ing entity to manage thelater fund- 5® butions. Additional funding can come project should be public, most likely listen. raising, renovations, marketing and from city funds, foundations, and spe consisting of city and state funds operations. This governing entity cial community-based€und-raising since the direct economic benefits will should be politically independent, and " m events. Theprdject should be defined be realized mostly through tax re Ric Speck < will be supported by a community- as a statewide and regional effort, not ceipts from hotel, restaurant and based advisory group. just limited to Waterbury. parking use.
WATERBURY REPUBLICAN AMERICAN in 8 • As a superblock and single large • Some features of the east/west "Waterbury *|i|8^Works 'MjEj development, the mall's architectural linear park can be developed as interi character must consider the human or landscaping within the mall, there ^ We new retail mallproposed to be scale of downtown's existing street by creating a strong sense of a contin built by the Homart Development patterns and architecture. The mall's uous band of parkland throughout the Corp. on the site of Waterbury's fa design should consider the signif i-. entire downtown. This would give the mous Scovill Brass Works represents a cance of the dimension and orienta feeling of an open space system con superb opportunity to provide eco tion of the downtown street grid, al necting The Green on the west to nomic development and accessible though these need not be literally re Hamilton Park on the east. shopping for Waterbury's residents plicated on the mall site. Responding • Intensive landscaping of the and to expand and enhance Water only to the highway and the automo mall's on-grade parking areas is criti- bury's downtown core. bile would be a missed opportunity. ||ak This landscaping can help to unify Report of the This project is a special and historic • Mad River and its waterfall are the linear park and the landscaping Regional/Urban opportunity to re-establish Water Design the most significant natural features carried within the mall. Assistance Team bury's pre-eminence, to enhance its of the site. In addition to being beauti • Especially careful consideration of the American identity as seen by outsiders, and to Institute of ful highlights of a linear park connect should be given to the relationship of Architects make living in the city more conven ing to HamiltonPark to the east, the the mall to East Main Street. This is ient and enjoyable. river and its waterfall should be where the regional shopping center Waterbury, Conn. With thoughtful architectural and strong and integral features of the will abut an existing residential com October 4,1993 landscape design, creative marketing mall, not just peripheralassets. munity. This northern side of the mall and appropriate connections to the ex • The R/UDAT team strongly sug site will serve as a vehicular entrance isting downtown core to the west, the gests that the Mad River be exposed to the site in addition to the 1-84 side new mall will improve both the func and visible as much as possible. entrance. tion and the image of the entire Shoppers seeing the river and the falls • The mall complex should be open Waterbury community. This project is will have a richer understanding of and inviting, and scaled to the pedes a major step towards creating a Great the meaning of Waterbury and the sig trian. Loading docks should be hidden er Downtown Waterbury. nificance of this site. In addition, con from view. Entrances and waiting The mall must solve more than the sideration might be given to incorpo areas should be carefully located to shopping needs of the region, and eve rating a river-related water feature best serve public transit access. ry feature of its development must within the mall itself .In such a way stress connection — connections in the mall will be memorable as a spe the physical, social, historic and cial and unique place, and through human sense. this differentiation from otKgrjnalls, It is not enough simply to reuse the a distinct competitive advantage for brass works site and to forget its origi Waterbury's mall can be achieved. nal function. The mall should not cut the connections to Waterbury's past, its downtown and its people. If the site's urbanistic potential, his torical significance and natural beau ty are sensitively treated, Brass Works Mall Can be an award-winning project of national significance. Developed as a mundane, too pre dictable suburban-type mall it will not realize its full potential as a catalyst for Waterbury's rebirth and indeed may contribute to the decline of down- to'wh'Waterbury. m The soundness of the decision to lo There was no cate this major project along the Mad reason to be River and within view of the 1-84 out of work. highway is validated by the fact that so many positive opportunities exist for the mall's design. The R/UDAT Bob Stuck team reviewed the developer's pro posed site plan and early concept sketches, and feels that the work be gun gives promise of blossoming into some of the following ideas: 0R^tW WATERBURYREPUBLICAN #A M E R I C A M i -m i 19 M • . Waterbury H \ mm wmrw Report Of the Regional/Urban 'KM Design. Assistance Team mfc^'••*•* of the American Institute &&&&&&• Architeets*^^'^ Waterbury, Conn. October 4,1&93 • The 90-degree bend in 1-84 as it i :Jjfc^feR/UpAT team beHevesthat - passes the mall site is fortuitous. Ver pfis^gateway'r should mstead be de tical accents can be developed on axis j veloped as a-special welcoming ffea-1 with the highway's alignment to pro ^^^^at jsscaied||^inforce the -# vide an advertisement of the mall's cbnm^^^^^rajteT^ndcon^inuity presence from the perspective of the of downtowft^^^majke an effeje-1 passing motorist. Clock towers, a ver tive transition betwee%?t8^^s^^j tical accent using brass, or other de downtown and the new mall:^ vice symbolizing Waterbury — not • Since 1-84 is located above the just advertsing the mall — can en- roof levels of the new mall, the build K^ne^he|iense^f;T|his gg'-a placejandm ing tops wiiy^e |3Sily S^^MMJ$$*- specTallieMnatKm; WBi^M IfiPp ists on thevhighway. AirrhSmftefs and • The mall's location between the I- mechanical equipment should not be 84 highway and East Main Street re visible, and the roofs should be articu- ^- quires special consideration toblS-® lated^nd S P El -I i m Y HiEl P^ III I IS I* C3 0 HI 4 IIP II 1 C <# iS.Hll'J a-i i%i Waterbury I Report of the Regional/Urban Design Assistance Team of the American Institute of Architects Waterbury, Conn. October 4,1093 immi$kmmK&^m^X u^? • The Powerplant buttding located If preservation of the Powerplant • The namejoime o£then mal l forin- towards the east end of the brass- can become commercially viable, in stance, "BrasssWorks Work&MalJ T — can be works site may have potential fune- • •; corporating a celebration of Water- made of elegant, large brass letters lo tional and visual utility as a landmark bury's past and the history, this site cated on the Powerplant's taHblack for the whole district. Its robust archi can be of additional direct benefit to smokestacks. Brass can be used tectural character, vertical propor the project's success, ^ creatively throughout the interior of tions, and fine brick and limestone de • In addition to the possible adap the mall as a significant architectural tailing make it a building worth pre tive reuse of the powerplant, thereji| material for railings, light standards, serving. Specific feasibility analyses may be selected other possibilities for signs, etc. This must be done in a man of the structure and project economics incorporating portions of the older ner which is sophisticated, not cute. win have to be undertaken, but the buildings into the mall complex:. Spe • Planning for the mall should in following uses can be considered: cial consideration to this approach clude a strategy for its possible expan Museum of Waterbury and Ihdustri- should especially be given for the sion. If the project succeeds, there il 1 alConnectiCTi^-|^P^ western end of the site nearest the ex may be pressures for additional devel Museum of Yankeeinventions^ isting downtown. opment in several years, both on and I Science and Technology Museum • Some of the industrial structures1 off of the brass works site. Anticipat Mattatuck Satellite Museum -— such as the steel-supported over ing the growth options now can help Food court and restaurants head bridges — could be incorporated to avoid problems in the future. Specialty shopping &ig£gg into the overall site development. Microbrewery specializing in These are exciting and interesting ar "Brass Ale" chitectural forms, and their use can a Multi-screen cinema. allow the mall project toembrac e and I want to Community center and support validate the past, not deny it. spend my dollars in Waterbury. II Cerise Johnson • i T i i i mm r mm P i t i t Mm mmm i SeMNiM Waterbury ill i i Special Services District A city festival The entire downtown, which would Waterbury's rich ethnic heritage include the new mall and the tradi should continue to be celebrated in an tional downtown, could be designated annual festival in Library Park on a a Special Services District. This pro spring or fall weekend. vides for assessment of all properties The festival brings together the nu in the district to address common merous ethnic neighborhoods and needs. communities, and gives them an op For instance, there is a need for fa portunity to showcase their ethnic Report of the Regional/Urban vorable publicity, promotion and mar foods, crafts and culture for the entire Design keting for Waterbury's overall down community's! Assistance Team of the American town area. Brochures, advertising, In addition to celebrating Water Institute of and public relations services could be bury's ethnic diversity, the festival Architects funded through the Special Services should highlight the numerous posi Waterbury, Conn. District. Festivals, parades and other tive features of the city. October 4,1993 special events are also a part of a com The costs could be largely offset by prehensive marketing program for corporate and business sponsorships, downtown. although the city may need to offer It would also be advantageous to de granatin thednitial years. ~fp^^ velop an overall plan for the type of §| sg&The festiv^?olflM|rihg people tpP stores and businesses to be recruited downtown where they would become for the entire downtown. Shopping reacquainted with the historic core of center consultants have learned how Waterbury. The event would enhance to position various types of stores and fpSSieif$$£§3$ufians ald|pr$1^|e^j"| ; businesses to maximize the sales of ^tneboim^uMy^sTmagie urawTre^on. ; the businesses. Such specialists could ; be retained to identify tMebest combi nation of stores and businesses for the I mall and the traditional downtown. SH \ Specific companies as well as type^pf, i businesses could be targeted for areasy {within downtown Waterbury. I A portion of the funds raised could - also be used to supplement the level of Isanitation and maintenance in the overall downtown area. A clean and 'well-maintained downtown is import- - ]ant to all businesses and property^* iowners. I The funds would be strictly ear marked for use withm the downtown n 1 lunder the direction of property own^ will not be ers and business people. The city solved until would commit to maintain current lev els of maintenance through a detailed - the city has a legal agreement. State law requires'^ vibrant k vote by majority of the property own planning ers vote to establish a Special ServicSla office that is District. looking to the J* Frank Gagliardo *a*i gtsSeSsfi-v •£ f|T 13 ill 3 E \ Rs Ih II R§ Y R il :V i Uj Bs M UC ? A ? M - 1 A § IN £§ M I i C l * Jl *' S E C T I 0 I 7 There are four central themes of this R/UDAT report: • Waterbury must develop an IMAGE more in keeping with the generally j positive reality. • Social and physical CONNECTIONS must be developed and reinforced. • There must be more citizen PARTICIPATION in government and city Report of the life. Regional/Urban Assistance Team of the American Institute of ECONOMIC HEALTH Architects Waterbury, Conn. is vitally dependent upon image, connections and participation. October 4,1993 The summary recommendations that follow build upon the work of tfit^ community's visioning effort. The R/UDAT team urges immediate imple mentation. I. Adopt positive and realistic attitudes about Waterbury. II. Improve interaction between the city and its citizens. Enlarge professional planning staff. Bring the comprehensive plan up to date. Adopt a capital improvement and maintenance plan. Develop a multi- year performance budget. Review the city charter. Reduce the number of boards and commissions. PHliN^- fill III. Improve interaction between schools and citizens. Foster shared decisions. Employ ethnic school staff. Foster cooperation among institutions of higher learning. , IV. Direct economic development?**^vPff.? ?^^^^ Employ design professionals to analyze mall. Create maintenance and special services districts. Write an agreement between Homart and the city. V. Create a Greater Downtown, s^gfiiffg§ii§p5 Establish clear connection between the Green, new mall, and Hamilton Park. Refurbish the Palace. Create a multi-purpose cultural-educational complex. Insure sensitive architectural character of mall. Establish conti nuity between mall and downtown. PreserVe""and celebrate Mad River. En courage ethnic cultural events. W¥ VI. Create connections. '^h«teF,T> loHi n Provide free transit from mall to downtown. Extend bus service hours. The pace of Design entrances to neighborhoods and downtown. change is glacial. If Renee Beaulieu W A T E RM 0* R Y R | E | P * U§ R L j I C A N i m M IM'II'I I 23! Wateifbury! II IB 3 ! mm m ii In a survey at school, only three out of 25 said they wanted to Report of the stay in Regional/Urban Design Waterbury Assistance Team of the American after they Institute of Architects grew up. Waterbury, Conn. 1-" n October 4, 1993 Margaret Avitabile My concern is someplace for the kids. They don't have the money for that, but if they do something wrong, they have the jails to put them in. 1 J jff Leticia Gonzalez W A T E R B U R Y REPUBLICAN 24 R / U D AT TEA M M E M B ..• R" S> professor and program director for Richard A Beatty is an urban Waterbury the Urban Studies Program, planning and development consul Department of Political Science for tant. He holds a master of arts in Metropolitan State College of land use planning from Tufts Denver. University. He was a partner in Henderson Planning/Design Group in Boston, chief transportation plan ner for the Central Transportation Planning Staff of theCommonwealth Frank B. of Massachusetts, and director of downtown development for the Gray Boston Redevelopment Authority. Frank B. Gray, R/UDAT team leader, is director for the Depart Michael A. Report of the ment of Economic Development, Regional/Urban Lakewood, Colo. He has prepared Calvert Design fiscal and physical urban manage jfit Assistance Team of the American ment and redevelopment strategies Michael A Calvert of Birmingham, Institute of for communities jn California, Ala,, is executive director of Architects Colorado, Nebraska and Utah. As Operation New Birmingham, which Waterbury, Conn. deputy director for Denver, Colo., is responsible for planning and / \1 he headed planning and economic development in the City Center James A. October 4,1993 development of the New Airport under contract with the city. He in! < Development Project. received his master's degree in city Moore planning from Ohio State Unversity. I { | He has worked for the cities of James A Moore is the director of *g\' Berkeley, Calif, and Baltimore, Md.. the Florida Center for Community on revitalization projects. Design and Research at the 41F University of South Florida in Tampa and is an associate professor with the Graduate Architecture Avwk Program there. He received his edu cation at the University of Penn sylvania and the Massachusetts IbewL Instutute of Technology, including a doctorate in architecture from Hudson ill Penn. Matthew L. Hudson of Petaluma, Calif., is a lawyer in private practice David W. concentrating on real estate, real estate development and business law. Knapp He graduated from the University of California Berkeley Law School David W. Knapp is a candidate for with doctor of laws degree. He was the master of public administration a deputy county counsel, then city degree at San Diego State University. attorney for the City of Petaluma, He holds a master of science degree in education from the University of Southern California, and a master of science degree in systems manage ment from the University .of Southern California. He is town manager for Los Gatos, Calif, and was formerly Donald I. Grinberg, AIA, an archi city manager of Boulder, Colo. tect and urban planner with a Harvard master's degree, is director of the national Convention Center Design Group for HNTB Corp. in Boston. His projects include the Robert Crunn new Rhode bland Convention Center in Providence, expansion of Wright the Worcester Centrum arena in Worcester, Mass., and numerous Robert Crunn Wright of Denver, other public assembly projects Colo., received his doctorate in around the country. urban political geography from Clark University in Worchester, Richard A. Mass. A specialist in urban and regional governmental issues, he is « Beatty WATERBURY REPUBLICAN AMERICAN 25 s ,w *l 0 T HI E" R I I N P III F BY Sal Albini John Catalina Dom Giglio Milt Marshall Sally Riddick Geri Thomas Denise Alden Phyllis Catuccio Carol Gilbert Theodore Martland Manita Rivira Mary Beth Thompson Jaon R. Alicia Mary Ann Cipriano David Gilmore Bob Matthews Paul Rodia Ulder J. 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Caonette Tom Gentile Ingrid Manning Gary Post Anthony Temporale Kay Wyick Jaci Carroll Matthew Giampietro Peter Marcuse Bob Zwang T H AN K ST 0| G OiN T R I B 0|T 0 R S A N D S II P P L I E R SM Every effort has been Connecticut Ideal Jewelers Institute WCAT-Sammons House made to include every Shirtman Imagine Health Pottery One Channel 13 Westside Middle one who has generous Ann Coviello Center Bernice Ramos Ann Wagner School ly contributed their time, talent, and Crystal Rock Water Jordan Caterers Root & Boyd Larry Wagner Stephen C. Whitaker, resources to support Debbie D'Augostino Marie Louise Kane St. Mary's Hospital Waterbury AIA the R/UDAT Process. Lou D'Auria Kwik-Signs Salvatore'8 Development Agency Dana Wislocki Please forgive us if we John J. Damico, AIA Alan S. Lagocki, AIA Sammons Cable Waterbury Hospital Scott Zeiglar lip have inadvertently Tom Delia Camera Earl R. Lindren, AIA Advertising Westside Lobster omitted your name in Destinations, Inc. Sasso Catering the rush of producing Mattatuck Museum this report. Diorio Restaurant Medstar Kenneth A. VERY SPECIAL THANKS TO Mike Donnarumma Richard K. Merrell, Schwartz, AIA Lillian F. Abel Judy Edwards AIA H.D.,Segur The Waterbury Republican - American and its staff members for their assistance Abbott Terrace Rick J. Errichetti, Musler-Liebeskind Chris Sheehan AIA Sheehan throughout the process and the publication Albert Brothers Hector A. Oliva, AIA of this section as a public service. AIA Connecticut ||1 Fletcher-Thompson, R.L. O'Neil Co. Communications & Bacco's Restaurant Inc. Diane Orsini Consulting Co. Bob's Deli The Frame Shop Overlook Community Space Age Copy AND SPECIAL THANKS ALSO TO Capital Airlines • Frank D. Fulco Club BafbaraJSticco Bob Mathews and Gary Mathews of Carmody & Torrance Gateway Limousine P.C. Excel Thaddeus Stewart, Connecticut Factors, Inc., for donating * Cellular One Goldsmith's Stephen C. Parsons,,^ Associate AIA space for R/UDAT team's headquarters, as well as their patience and cooperation. Dorothy Christman John Gombotz AIA Lydia Straus- Vin Cipriano Kerri Graham Milva Paternostro Edwards, AIA A special thanks also to Dom Giglio of Giglio Clydel Joan S. Hall Elizabeth LynnTamizkar & Krasney Commercial Real Estate, and to Torrington Supply Jim Gillooly of Recoil Management Connecticut Culinary Hills Gallery Pettrucione Corporation for their efforts. Institute House On The Hill Porter and Chester Twice As Nice R B ^U R Y RE P -II B L l#C A N AM E m I C A §1 10 ST I Efft IHN G 1 C 0 MM I T T E E Waterbury Anthony Bergin, Assistant Corporation Development Agency, Waterbury. Carl Peterson, Partner, Gager and Henry, Counsel, Waterbury. David Gilmore, Director, Office of Housing and Waterbury. Christopher Buckley, Consultant, Cheshire. Neighborhood Development, Waterbury. Isabel Romero, Hispanic Coalition, c/o Conn. Bill Cady, Director- Technical Service, Anamet Mary Louise Kane, Waterbury. InterAM Corp., Cheshire. Inc., Waterbury. Ginne-Rae LeGree, Regional Development ' Lydia Straus-Edwards AIA, Principal, Straus- Dorothy Cantor, Director o||Education, Agent, Department of Economic Edwards Associates, Architects, Woodbury. Mattatuck Museum, Waterbury. Development, Waterbury. Mary Beth Thompson, Corresponding Jeffrey E. Cugno, Executive Director, Ingrid Manning, Director, Waterbury Secretary, Waterbury. Association of Naugatuck Valley Development Corp., Foundation, Waterbury. Community Clubs And Neighborhood Waterbury. Peter Marcuse, Waterbury. Organizations, Waterbury. Semina DeLanrentis, Executive Director, Roy O'Neil Jr., Owner, The R.L O'Neil Co., John Tobin, President, Waterbury Hospital, Greater Waterbury Arts Resource Council, Waterbury. Waterbury. Report of the Waterbury. Larry Wagner, President, L. Wagner Regional/Urban Hank Paine, President, The^Howland Hughes Design Dr. Cleveland Donald Jr., Director, University Co., Waterbury. Associates, Naugatuck. Assistance Team of Connecticut, Waterbury Branch. William B. Pape II, Business Manager, Steve Whitaker, Architect, Ames and of the American Frank D. Fnlco, President, Greater Waterbury Whitaker, Waterbury. Institute of Waterbury RepubUcan-American, Waterbury. Architects Chamber of Commerce, Waterbury. William J. Pape H, Publisher, Waterbury Staff: Jim Whitney, Greater Waterbury Tom Gentile, Director, Waterbury RepubUcan-American, Waterbury. Chamber of Commerce, Waterbury. 'Waterbury, Conn. 0 T |H|E R I N P U I ft..I I October 4,1993 INTERNS AND S STUDENT ASSISTANTS! « Christopher P. Baxer, Intern Architect, Kaestle Boos Associates Inc., New Britain. Sean S. Donadio, Intern Architect, Right: Mark E. C. J. Lawler Associates, West Zannoni and Heather Hartford. Van Deusen. Heather Greenaway, Intern Below: Heather Landscape Architect, Greenaway and Killingworth. Brenen Guyol Brenen Gnyol, Providence, R.I. Thaddeus Stewart, Waterbnry. Heather Van Densen, Watertown. Scott Solfrian, Woodbury. Mark E. Zannoni, New York, N.T. Hector A. OUva, Intern Leader, Strauss-Edwards Associates, Woodbury Below. Thaddeus Stewart, left, and Christopher P. Baxer. Lower right: Sean S. Donadio, left, and Scott Solfrian. W A T E R B 0 R Y E R I C A N The Future Belongs To The Children + +