What's New - Spring 2002
HARDLINES RECEIVES WOODWARD OPERA HOUSE COMMISSION
Hardlines Design Company has started design for the restoration and renovation of the Woodward Opera House in Mt. Vernon, Ohio. This c. 1850 building is thought to be the oldest authentic opera house in the United States. The project involves restoration of the opera house building, including the third-floor theater, second-floor offices and lobby, and first-floor storefronts, as well as renovation of the Annex building to house elevators, restrooms, and support spaces.
Northwest corner of Woodward Opera House, 2001.
HARDLINES COMPLETES FIELD WORK AT MORE AFMC BASES
Field teams completed fieldwork at three more bases in the last four months, all conveniently in warm weather states. At the end of November, the team inspected the Aircraft Maintenance and Regeneration Center (AMARC) in Tucson, Arizona, before moving on to Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, in January. The team recently finished up at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. Remaining bases include Hill Air Force Base in Utah, set for July, and concluding with Wright-Patterson Air Force Base back home in Ohio.
Building 125, Robins Air Force Base, GA. April 2002.
HARDLINES CONTINUES EXCAVATION AT PARRIS ISLAND, SC
Hardlines Design Company recently completed a Phase I and Phase II survey of Parris Island, South Carolina. On this survey HDC staff archaeologists discovered significant prehistoric deposits as well as several post-Civil War-era Freedman settlements. These discoveries will add significantly to our understanding of the prehistoric and historic adaptations to the Lowland Country of South Carolina.
Archaeologist Andy Sewell examines St. Catherines Cord
marked pottery discovered in a 1mx1m block excavation, 2001.
ARCHAEOLOGY LABORATORY UP AND RUNNING
Hardlines Design Company now operates a 4,200 square foot laboratory, flotation,
and temporary curation facility to support our ongoing archaeological projects.
Current lab activities include processing and cataloging over 5,000 artifacts from
the Parris Island excavations and flotation analysis of artifacts from the Ross County
project. Parris Island artifacts include pottery, tools, lithics, FCR, and architectural
items from three Freeman sites-along with associated household debris.
Flotation in process in HDC's archaeology lab, 2002.
HARDLINES TO START WORK AT NASA-GLENN RESEARCH CENTER, OH
One year after being awarded the contract, scope-of-work revisions have finally progressed to the point that Hardlines' historians can start on the research and documentation of the Rocket Engine Test Facility (RETF), which is scheduled for demolition during the expansion of the Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport. This comprehensive project covers the production of HAER documentation, an administrative history, museum exhibit, creation of a website, restoration of a historic model, and a museum- and television-quality video.
Historical view of RETF, NASA-Glenn Research Center, OH
HARDLINES ARCHITECT IS NOW LEED™ CERTIFIED
President and Principal Architect Charissa Wang is now a LEED™ Accredited Professional. Hardlines Design Company is taking an active role for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) to improve the environmental and economic viability of commercial buildings. Hardlines is committed to working with clients to utilize established and proven technologies to help foster greater economic vitality and environmental health at lower costs.
HARDLINES RECEIVES NAVY AWARD
Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southern Division, presented Hardlines Design Company with a Certificate of Appreciation recognizing "the outstanding work" as well as the "professionalism, the positive attitude, the attention to detail, and the exceptional quality…reflected…in each and every deliverable…" produced by the firm. Charissa Wang received the award from R.E. Cellon, Capt. CEC, USN, Commander, in Charleston on September 17, 2001.
BAGLE THE BEAGLE MARKS HER 9TH ANNIVERSARY WITH THE OFFICE
On April 19, 1993, President Charissa Wang sprang Bagle (then known under the alias of "Punkin") from Doggie Death Row at the Delaware County Humane Society. The office celebrated her anniversary with a pizza lunch, of which Bagle was more than willing to partake. Bagle also saw her 10th birthday come and go on March 15. This date was selected as her birthday since it was easy to remember (Ides of March) and Bagle was "almost a year old" when she joined the firm. Note the gray hairs that were not there in 1993!
Bagle the Beagle exploring on her lunchtime walk, April 2002.