The Bloomingdale Village Square (BVS) Project will hold a half-day Saturday COMMUNITY FORUM in February. A light lunch will be provided. The FORUM will focus on:
BVS’ Community History efforts (including a ‘big screen’ showing of oral history video and related discussion, and discussion of the Bloomingdale History Timeline and its implications for present-day Bloomingdale; and
A showing and ‘walk-thru’/detailed explanation of a powerpoint presentation of preliminary recommendations of BVS architects, designers, and residents of the types and possible locations of design improvements that might serve to create a stronger sense of place and inclusion. As part of the walk-thru, Forum attendees will be asked to vet (i.e., indicate support/non-support & provide other comments) for EACH type of proposed improvement through use of a specially prepared ‘Residents Design Opinion Survey’. Responses will be used in modifying design proposals.
Keep on the lookout for information on the time and date of the BVS Forum!
2. We continue to release each week, for broad public dissemination, a product of BVS’ efforts to date. Attached is a PDF and Google doc of the BVS Social and Architectual History of the Bloomingdale Neighborhood: 1800 – 2015. This version is greatly expanded from that which appeared in the 2015 BCA House Tour Book, and is fully reference. Please share with neighbors, friends, your children & youth, and social media networks. The Timeline is good and interesting reading! (Best to navigate document using right & left arrows).
More to come!
Bertha Holliday & Zach Sherif
BVS Project Co-Chairs