What's New - Fall 2008

HDC DESIGNS AND INSTALLS NEW LANDSCAPING

Hardlines Design Company (HDC) has been slowly upgrading the appearance of the front of our office building. Previous improvements have included a new awning, new signage, new front stairs, and new front windows. Over the summer, HDC worked with our landlord to re-landscape the front planting area. HDC staff took apart and re-laid the stone foundation wall, which was crumbling into the parking lot. HDC staff also designed a new landscaping scheme and planted new trees, shrubs, perennials, and annuals.  An extra watermelon plant grown from seed was placed in the rear as a filler plant, which eventually produced three melons, one of which reached 12” in diameter! The new stone wall and colorful plantings continue to receive positive comments from building tenants and visitors.

HDC staff haul away decades-old yew bushes in the south bed

The completed south bed

CONSTRUCTION PROGRESSES ON THE LINCOLN THEATRE

Construction on HDC’s project to rehabilitate the historic Lincoln Theatre continues with a goal of opening in late Spring 2009. The project is the renovation of and addition to a 1920s African-American theatre in downtown Columbus, Ohio. The project consists of restoring the Egyptian Revival main house, construction of a new balcony, a new west addition for expanded lobby and audience amenities, and a new south addition for expanded dressing room and backstage support spaces. The second floor will be used as a rehearsal space and banquet hall and the third floor will house the Columbus Jazz Arts Group’s Jazz Academy.

Lincoln Theatre Exterior

Lincoln Theatre Interior

 

DONUT CHECKS OUT THE RESULTS OF HURRICANE IKE

The remnants of Hurricane Ike blew through Columbus, Ohio, on September 14, 2008. At HDC, power, internet, and phones were down for five days! The server was moved to a temporary location, employees drove around to find internet cafes to work, and some staff also had to deal with downed landscaping. President Charissa Durst lost a decades-old silver maple in the front yard, which will likely be replaced with a flower bed. Meanwhile, Donut the Beagle gets an up-close look at the wreckage.

Donut does not look amused at the state of the front yard!