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Title: Masonic Temple (State and Warren)
Post by: Editor on December 28, 2009, 11:11:39 PM
The city recently announced that it was purchasing the Masonic Temple primarily as a replacement for the Cultural Arts Center now on Broadway.  The building may have other uses, including a senior center. 

The existing structure was erected as a church in 1879 and purchased by the Masons in the 1920's.  I took a tour last week.  It is a very impressive space.  The second floor hall is cavernous. Yes- the building has tons of character.

I'll post more soon.
Title: Re: Masonic Temple (State and Warren)
Post by: just watching on December 28, 2009, 11:57:29 PM
Are you saying that the Masonic Temple will become a cultural arts center, or that it will become a senior's center.

Or is the existing cultural arts center in the First Ward slated to become a Senior's Center.
Title: Re: Masonic Temple (State and Warren)
Post by: Editor on December 29, 2009, 12:09:44 AM
The Masonic Temple will be converted into the new Cultural Arts Center with additional uses, possibly a senior center.  It's two floors.  I'm sure it will be in the next editions of the Chronicle and County Seat.

Not sure about plans for the existing cultural arts building on Broadway.
Title: Re: Masonic Temple (State and Warren)
Post by: Editor on December 29, 2009, 12:29:49 PM
Attached is a history of the Masonic Temple (http://www.hackensacknow.org/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=1327.0;attach=1063) prepared by the Lodge Historian (Reprinted with permission).  Below is the listing in the Bergen County Historic Site Survey.

Title: Re: Masonic Temple (State and Warren)
Post by: Editor on January 04, 2010, 12:12:00 PM
County Seat article, January 1, 2010. Click article to enlarge.
Title: Re: Masonic Temple (State and Warren)
Post by: just watching on January 04, 2010, 07:30:15 PM
Kudo's to the Mayor & Council for deciding to purchase this building.  I think it's a steal at $700,000.

I would like it if the city can find space in this building to house a City of Hackensack Museum

Even if it's just 1000 square feet in the basement, that would be a tremendous step forwards for the city's history.
Title: Re: Masonic Temple (State and Warren)
Post by: Editor on January 04, 2010, 09:26:20 PM
I'm working on it.  ;)
Title: Re: Masonic Temple (State and Warren)
Post by: Editor on February 08, 2010, 08:36:38 AM
Related topic: http://www.hackensacknow.org/index.php?topic=1381.msg4362 (Methodist Episcopal Church).
Title: Re: Masonic Temple (State and Warren)
Post by: Editor on May 21, 2011, 09:20:23 AM
Council OKs funding for cultural arts center
Saturday, May 21, 2011
BY MONSY ALVARADO
The Record
STAFF WRITER

HACKENSACK — Work to convert a State Street building into a cultural arts center will be paid for with a $1.2 million bond approved by the City Council this week.

The city-owned brick structure will get a hydraulic elevator with exterior enclosure, and be made wheelchair-accessible at the front and back entrance, according to the ordinance. Construction of a rear staircase, bathrooms, ramps and railings are also planned.

The renovations are needed for the building at State and Atlantic streets to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Those repairs are expected to cost about $525,120.

The improvements will also include the construction of a public park on the church's parking lot, which faces Atlantic Street, City Manager Stephen Lo Iacono said. That part of the project, estimated at $674,880, will include the demolition of current curbing and landscaping, the ordinance states.

"It's going to be a park-like setting," he said. "Maybe there will be a gazebo."

The majority of the bond will be paid off with grants, said Lo Iacono and City Attorney Joseph Zisa.

Councilman John Labrosse, who voted against the plan to bond for the money to purchase the property last year, said he is in favor of the latest bond because grants will cover costs. He said he is looking forward to seeing the building house the arts. The new park, he said, could likely be the site for the city's outdoor concerts, which are now held at The Green across the street from the county courthouse.

"I think it's a perfect location and it fits great for the plan on Main Street,"' he said, referring to the special business district's plans to revive the downtown.

The building was once a church and most recently home to the Masons Pioneer Lodge 70, until the city bought the property for $710,000 in April 2010. When city officials announced the purchase, they said they hoped that plays, concerts, poetry readings and lectures that will be held at the site would also draw more people to the shopping district.

Hackensack's Cultural Arts Center is now located in a church building on Broadway, and Lo Iacono said the plan is to move all of its programs to State Street once improvements are completed. The offices for the Recreation Department will also move to the building, he said.

Gregory Liosi, the city's superintendent of recreation and artistic productions, could not be reached Friday.

Other local organizations have inquired about leasing space in the building, but Lo Iacono said it's too soon to discuss who else may occupy the 9,000-square-foot space.

The city manager said he also did not know what's in store for the church building, which now houses the cultural arts center.

E-mail: alvarado@northjersey.com
Title: Re: Masonic Temple (State and Warren)
Post by: Editor on June 20, 2012, 11:57:02 AM
WORK PROGRESSES ON ARTS CENTER AT ATLANTIC STREET PARK
A site plan of 102 State St. in Hackensack, N.J.
(Courtesy of DMR Architects)

HACKENSACK, N.J. -- DMR Architects has started the redevelopment of 102 State St. in Hackensack, which will open as a cultural arts center. The site is home of a former Masonic Temple. Constructed in 1870, the temple was previously vacant, for sale and in arrears. In 2010, the City of Hackensack purchased the building and hired DMR to complete two phases of work. The building is nearing completion of the first phase.

The second phase of work will include renovations to the second floor of the facility, delivering a performing arts center upon completion. In addition, an adjacent parking lot will be renovated to become a public park with outdoor performance space.

 
Title: Re: Masonic Temple (State and Warren)
Post by: just watching on June 23, 2012, 08:22:30 AM
Very nice.  I was expecting this to go the way of the Essex St/Green St redevelopment.  It's actually happening, and there's nothing on the site plan for the storage of road salt. 

If this whole site is to be considered a "city park" with an arts center building, than I believe that this is the first expanse of city parkland since the expansion of Carver Park.  Not counting County Parkland and river walkways on private property.
Title: Re: Masonic Temple (State and Warren)
Post by: Editor on October 15, 2012, 02:17:11 PM
Hackensack plan to convert parking lot into park meeting resistance (http://www.northjersey.com/news/173835591_Hackensack_plan_to_convert_parking_lot_into_park_meeting_resistance.html?page=all)
Friday, October 12, 2012
BY CAESAR DARIAS
CORRESPONDENT
Hackensack Chronicle

City leaders and business owners are seeking a compromise solution regarding a plan to convert a downtown parking lot into a public park.

The current parking lot — located Atlantic and Warren streets — contains 52 metered parking spaces and is adjacent to where the city is renovating a new 9,000 square-foot cultural arts center, located at Atlantic and State streets.

According to City Manager Stephen Lo Iacono, current plans for the park include a gazebo performance space that can accommodate about 200 people.

"The city would reduce that to about nine spaces and the property owners are not happy," said Joseph R. Contaldi, 57, an attorney who owns part of the Landmark Building at 27 Warren St. "There are a number of commercial businesses that border that parking lot and their clients and customers use that lot."

Contaldi, in an interview after the meeting, who is the "point-person" for concerned businesses, said there have been "meetings, discussions and letters of dissent" written.

"In that building alone there are in excess of 20 attorneys, two accountants, a realtor and a publishing company," said Contaldi. "And that's our building alone."

Contaldi's building also houses his own law office and 14 condominium units.

"We're not losing the spots because we are replacing them," said Lo Iacono.

Lo Iacono also said that a parking consultant found that the parking lot is underutilized. "There's 52 spots," he said. "Of the 52, 14 are leased on a monthly basis by tenants in that building. Of the balance of 38, there is utilization of less than 50 percent of the time. Over 50 percent of the spots were vacant the majority of they day."

Moreover, according to Lo Iacono, "We're going to be creating some on-street parking … and creating another 40 spots on the ground level of a garage on the same street."

Speaking at the Committee of the Whole meeting preceding the council meeting, Councilwoman Karen K. Sasso supported the Atlantic Street Park as a complement to the arts center. "I think that anybody who's against it is just obstructing the future of Main Street," said Sasso. "I'd love to be able to review it and see if we can come to some sort of compromise."

"We don't want to be obstructionists," said Contaldi. "The property owners in the area are hoping to reach a compromise with the city and avoid litigation."

Contaldi said the compromise would allow businesses to "retain approximately half the parking spaces. The city will have a park next to the culture center."

The City's of Hackensack Rehabilitation Plan, an ambitious multi-year project that seeks to revitalize the downtown area with new businesses, housing, civic and cultural institutions, devotes four pages and several additional references to parking issues.

Lo Iacono asserted that the creation of Atlantic Street Park conforms to the needs of the Rehabilitation Plan.

The plan's document, prepared by DMR Architects of Hasbrouck Heights, contains a conceptual design drawing of the arts center and the proposed park. According to Lo Iacono, park construction plans are essentially on hold.

"There is no timetable right now," he said. "We're hoping to get this issue settled without pain."

Email: hackensack@northjersey.com
Title: Re: Masonic Temple (State and Warren)
Post by: Editor on June 21, 2013, 08:43:49 AM
Hackensack leaders hail opening of relocated arts center (http://www.northjersey.com/news/212442881_Hackensack_leaders_hail_opening_of_relocated_arts_center.html?page=all)
Friday, June 21, 2013
BY  HANNAN ADELY
STAFF WRITER
The Record
 
(http://media.northjersey.com/images/650*434/MC_0621L_ArtsCenterRST50p.jpg)
The city purchased the church building, built in the mid-1870s, for $715,000. The first floor has been renovated.
VIOREL FLORESCU/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

HACKENSACK — City officials hailed the opening of the Hackensack Cultural Arts Center at its new location on State Street as a step toward locating arts and culture in what promises to become a lively new downtown neighborhood.

The arts center, formally opened with a ribbon-cutting on Thursday, will allow for an expansion of recreation and culture offerings downtown — an area that the city is trying to revitalize and market as a trendy, attractive place to visit and live.

Mayor Michael Melfi said the council had strongly supported the new home for the center.

"As we move forward with plans for Main Street and rehabilitation, we thought: 'What better way to support Main Street than by offering arts right here, a block away?' " Melfi said.

The city bought the former church and Masonic Lodge for $715,000 three years ago. The Gothic revival brick church was built in the mid-1870s and became a Masonic lodge in 1920. The Freemasons of Pioneer Lodge 70 decided to sell the building as a result of dwindling membership.

The city spent $250,000 to renovate the first floor and programs have already begun there, but the second floor still needs work to convert it into a modern theater space.

City officials say the 9,000-square-foot arts center will house senior programs, concerts, lectures, plays, club meetings and other activities. The first floor includes a large kitchen, storage areas and a meeting space that can fit more than 100 people.

The second floor will house a theater, but City Manager Stephen Lo Iacono said there was no timetable or cost estimate for work in that portion of the building.

The Hackensack Cultural Arts Center is now located in a smaller building on Broadway and programs will continue there until construction on the new arts center is complete.

Lo Iacono said that space was "woefully inadequate for all the activity that goes on there."

Lou Scarpati, a member of The Company Theatre Group, which rents space at the Hackensack Cultural Arts Center, said he was enthusiastic about plans for a new, larger theater.

"It's going to be immensely improved," he said. "It's going to be a true theater space."

The city will also move some of the senior programs from a community center on Holt Street into the arts center, allowing the expansion of youth programs there.

The city bonded $1.1 million to buy and renovate the property, but a large portion was reimbursed by grants, Lo Iacono said. He was unable to provide an exact figure Thursday.

The center is at 102 State St., at the corner of Warren Street.

Email: adely@northjersey.com
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Below is a picture I took at the event.
Title: Re: Masonic Temple (State and Warren)
Post by: Editor on August 20, 2014, 12:25:17 AM
Hackensack City Council approves construction of a park

AUGUST 19, 2014, 7:35 PM    LAST UPDATED: TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2014, 7:35 PM
BY HANNAN ADELY
STAFF WRITER
ASSOCIATED PRESS

HACKENSACK – The City Council has approved a $650,000 bond ordinance for the construction of a park that officials said would enhance the downtown as the city seeks to redevelop and lure new residents and businesses.

Council members said the parking lot where the green space would be built is underutilized and that a $268,000 matching grant from the Bergen County Open Space and Recreation Trust Fund would help offset the cost

- See more at: http://www.northjersey.com/news/hackensack-city-council-approves-construction-of-a-park-1.1069757#sthash.MUdq56S7.dpuf
Title: Re: Masonic Temple (State and Warren)
Post by: Editor on August 26, 2014, 12:39:55 AM
Hackensack to break ground on new performing arts venue to replace parking lot

AUGUST 25, 2014, 9:43 PM    LAST UPDATED: MONDAY, AUGUST 25, 2014, 10:06 PM
BY JIM NORMAN
STAFF WRITER
THE RECORD

HACKENSACK – The city will break ground by the end of October for a new open-air performing arts venue to replace a parking lot that Mayor John LaBrosse calls “an asphalt jungle.”

The landscaped site, to be nestled in a triangle bordered by Warren Street on the south, State Street on the west and Atlantic Street running on the north side, will include a semicircular-shaped amphitheater at the front of a green where people can set up lawn chairs for performances, Labrosse said said on Monday.

- See more at: http://www.northjersey.com/news/hackensack-to-break-ground-on-new-performing-arts-venue-to-replace-parking-lot-1.1075942#sthash.bKXiS0mv.dpuf
Title: Re: Masonic Temple (State and Warren)
Post by: BLeafe on August 26, 2014, 10:42:23 AM
"THE GREEN"?
Title: Re: Masonic Temple (State and Warren)
Post by: Homer Jones on August 26, 2014, 11:10:07 AM
Looks like the park designers didn't do a lot of research on the Downtown area. One "Green" per town is enough.
Title: Re: Masonic Temple (State and Warren)
Post by: Editor on August 26, 2014, 11:49:50 AM
Go to Newark, NYC, Philly: Cities dotted with open spaces.  They are everywhere.

What this does:

1. Ties-in the Cultural Arts Center with Main Street (aesthetically and functionally).   
2. Creates potential for more and better outdoor artistic/cultural programming in connection with the new facility. 
3. Promotes the "Green Urban Corridor" which would extend from the Medical Center all the way to the River. See Report here (http://www.njtpa.org/getattachment/3c9e7d3f-0f8b-406b-ab83-561ac89afc47/Hackensack-Transit-Oriented-Development-Report.aspx).
4. Adds needed recreational space in a growing downtown.

This project does not take away any parking spaces.  All spaces are preserved or transferred to nearby locations.

Hackensack is competing with real estate markets that offer great downtowns with PLENTY of open space within a short walking distance.  Where would you rather live? In a neighborhood with great open spaces or one without?

Bob- It's nice living across the street from a Park, right? People use it all the time. Right?
Title: Re: Masonic Temple (State and Warren)
Post by: BLeafe on August 26, 2014, 12:37:10 PM
Bob- It's nice living across the street from a Park, right? People use it all the time. Right?

It sounds nice to say that there's a park across the street from where you live, but I think you know that Anderson Park is not all smiles and happiness.

Honestly, except for that photographer who takes an occasional picture there, I've never seen a single resident of my building doing anything in that park except perhaps using it as a slight diagonal shortcut to walk to somewhere else.

On the plus side, however, no one calls it "The Green".
Title: Re: Masonic Temple (State and Warren)
Post by: Editor on August 26, 2014, 02:48:48 PM
Bob: Driving past the park everyday to/from work, I see mothers with strollers, older couples sitting on benches, kids running around the fountain.  I get calls when the fountain is not on.  It's used.  Trust me, if it was converted into a parking lot tomorrow, there'd be an uproar.  No park is without its problems.  It doesn't mean we live without parks. 
Title: Re: Masonic Temple (State and Warren)
Post by: BLeafe on August 26, 2014, 03:47:10 PM
Oh, the park is definitely used..............just not so much by people who live across the street from it - probably because it's just something that's always THERE. If I lived 3 blocks away surrounded by nothing but housing, it might be a destination. I have nothing against parks.

Are you lumping me in with those who are opposed to the Cultural Center project? I have no problem with it.

I was just wondering if you knew any local historians who might raise an eyebrow at part of it being labeled as "The Green".

Title: Re: Masonic Temple (State and Warren)
Post by: Editor on August 26, 2014, 06:33:45 PM
There are three or four apartment complexes that border the park. My guess is many residents like to sit outside and chat at various times.  It also get used by walking-patrons of businesses on Anderson Street. 

I think The Record added the words "The Green" in their graphic.  In the drawing I have from the architect, it says "Grass Area".  Interesting.
Title: Re: Masonic Temple (State and Warren)
Post by: just watching on August 27, 2014, 07:18:27 PM
The new park is a good idea, and I'm glad it survived after the funds were once redirected to fill potholes. It's one little part of the equation, including the new cultural arts center, to make downtown and vicinity attractive to young urban professionals who otherwise live in NYC, or move to Hoboken, the JC Waterfront, Montclair, and a few other destination communities. 
Title: Re: Masonic Temple (State and Warren)
Post by: Homer Jones on August 27, 2014, 08:26:44 PM
Ol' Homer is for the park BUT the City damn well better use it, patrol it and maintain it otherwise it will be a black eye on the City's redevelopment efforts. A lot of people will be watching this one closely.
Title: Re: Masonic Temple (State and Warren)
Post by: Editor on August 27, 2014, 11:29:02 PM
Point well taken.

On a recent trip to Military Park in Newark, I noticed that their downtown business improvement district maintains the park.  They are responsible for tables, chairs, umbrellas, ping pong tables, Book-rack/share, watering of flowers, etc.  That may be a good model for us. 
Title: Re: Masonic Temple (State and Warren)
Post by: Homer Jones on August 28, 2014, 07:12:13 AM
It's never too early to start exploring options here. The City Council will be starting to put together budget numbers pretty soon for next year so..........
Title: Re: Masonic Temple (State and Warren)
Post by: Editor on August 28, 2014, 11:06:17 AM
For further reading: http://www.danth.com/2014/08/bryant-park-the-quintessential-downtown-informal-entertainment-venue-part-1.html
Title: Re: Masonic Temple (State and Warren)
Post by: Homer Jones on August 28, 2014, 12:44:10 PM
Interesting article. I know Bryant Park well; but, it is impossible to compare the location of the park and the surrounding daytime population with Hackensack.
The principal and the company have done a lot of work in New Jersey including Teaneck, Englewood and Bayonne.
Might be worth talking to representatives of these towns about what they have learned. Maybe somebody should talk to this firm and see what they could recommend for this park area. Perhaps CDBG funds could be channeled here or County Economic Development funds since they already have a financial investment in the project.
Next summer isn't that far away and the City hast to be ready to go as soon as the park is completed.
Title: Re: Masonic Temple (State and Warren)
Post by: just watching on October 25, 2014, 11:56:57 PM
I need to make an important observation:  This facility has no backstage area.  ZERO. NOTHING.  A major rear addition will be needed

I was inside this buidling today after "Make a Difference Day", and I took an unauthorized peak upstairs.  I was interested in the floor plan of the main room, the stage, the backstage, and main seating area.  When I was in college, I worked as a stage hand at a performing arts center. I helped with props and calibrating the lights, and I even worked the shows.  I have some knowledge on these needs.

With this facility, there is nowhere to build props, store props and set up props, there is nowhere for a backstage changing rooms and restrooms specifically designated for the artists, there is nowhere for a control room for the theatre lighting system that is surely to be installed, there is nowhere for a sound system or setup area for any outside sound systems brought in by the artists, and the biggest problem is there is no loading dock connected to the backstage area.  As I see it, this building is going to need a rear addition with at least a 1500 sf footprint (30 x 50) if this is ever going to be any kind of cultural arts center. That 1500 sf footprint means 1500 sf on the first floor AND 1500 sf on the second floor where it is really needed, total of 3,000 sf.  And the logistics will have to include a driveway to Warren Street or Atlantic Street long enough for a big truck, leading to a loading dock that will be part of the addition.  I guess the loading dock will have to be closer to one corner of the building, and the addition will be an irregular shape to include the loading dock.  And then some kind of wide staircase leading upstairs to the main hall to move equipment. Or perhaps a work elevator. It won't be perfect or pretty, but it will be functional.  I don't see the addition costing less than $600,000, and maybe much more. And there's a need for a few parking spots in the back, for the smaller trucks and vans associated with the performers, which will be unloading all sorts of stuff.

In addition, the bathrooms for visitors that are in the front of the second floor are woefully deficient and small, and since space is a premium, these will have to be moved to the lower level. The whole building is going to need sprinkler system, and probably major electrical work.  And the rear addition will need to have TWO emergency exits, one in each corner, each leading to a separate staircase.  There is no way that this facility is going to open without rear emergency exits, due to fire codes.  So there is a 100% chance of some kind of construction work on the rear side of the building.

On the plus side, the tall roof/ceiling in the main room will allow for some upper level seating if the city desires to construct it, and there is plenty of space to make a movie-control room above the 2nd floor entrance hallway.  There could be showings of movies for the community here.  We don't have a movie theatre, but this use can be incorporated here.

The need for a rear addition is going to have to be considered now, so that the PARK can be planned correctly.  Otherwise you'll be cutting into the park in the future to expand the building and parking for the "show" vehicles.  So let's get this right, folks.  A couple million is going to be spent here, for everything.  Basically what you have is the shell of a building, as far as the Arts center floor is concerned, without the needed backstage area.  Not sure what the city plans for the lower level.
Title: Re: Masonic Temple (State and Warren)
Post by: Editor on October 27, 2014, 01:12:28 AM
I understand the cost to do most of the above is about $1.5M but it does not need to happen all at once.  Yes, fire-code compliance is a must and that's expensive.  But once that's covered, we may be able to do smaller-scale theater production and musical concerts for bigger audiences on the second floor.  The first floor can be used now.  Bigger productions will need a proper back-stage. 

The Upper Main Alliance is working with ArtsBergen (http://www.nnjcf.org/what-we-do/artsbergen/) and others to establish a volunteer "Creative Team".  That group will eventually formulate several strategies to bring arts and culture to the downtown.  My hope is that one of those strategies will include fundraising that will allow the new space to develop over time, as it is being used

I like the idea of screening movies there.  The Fort Lee Film Commission uses Fort Lee High School but that's not near their downtown. 
 
But yes, a lot needs to happen before that space achieves its full potential.  Stay tuned.

Related post: http://www.hackensacknow.org/index.php/topic,2951.msg9923.html#msg9923
Title: Re: Masonic Temple (State and Warren)
Post by: just watching on October 27, 2014, 07:03:43 PM
I am glad they are considering these issues.  Thank you.

My immediate concern is the park design.  Will it incorporate the need for a rear addition to the building and driveway for trucks.  Not saying to build that addition NOW, just saying that whatever the park design is, it's got to be set back for future building expansion.  Or does the city want to pay more in the future to redesign the park again.
Title: Re: Masonic Temple (State and Warren)
Post by: Editor on November 10, 2014, 06:41:51 PM
http://www.nj.com/bergen/index.ssf/2014/11/hackensack_makes_way_for_green_space_in_downtown_redevelopment.html
Title: Re: Masonic Temple (State and Warren)
Post by: Editor on November 11, 2014, 08:55:41 PM
http://www.njbiz.com/article/20141111/NJBIZ01/141119924/Hackensack-makes-way-for-urban-park-in-downtown-revitalization-efforts

(I moved last to two replies in this topic to the Area in Need of Rehabilitation topic.)
Title: Re: Masonic Temple (State and Warren)
Post by: Editor on July 05, 2015, 03:06:55 PM
http://www.northjersey.com/community-news/hackensack-park-s-debut-hailed-1.1368441
Title: Re: Masonic Temple (State and Warren)
Post by: Homer Jones on July 05, 2015, 08:40:38 PM
Getting it built was the easy part --- now comes the hard part -- maintaining it. There are a lot of naysayers out there ready to pounce on any problems that may arise from this project.
The city manager must inspect this park during the day and during the evening to insure that everything is in order and that the appropriate department heads carry out their responsibilities.
If there is a light out -- fix it. If there is a garbage can that is overflowing -- empty it. If there are loiterers -- remove them.
There is a lot riding on this.
Title: Re: Masonic Temple (State and Warren)
Post by: just watching on July 05, 2015, 09:30:43 PM
THe centermost rectangle of the park has surrounding sidewalks that are too narrow.  Or, perhaps the entire center should be patio pavers.  I hope that is the plan, not grass.  With the intensity of activity in that center rectangle, grass would be a mistake.  The park will be used not only for outdoor arts events, but possible flee markets or other things going on.  As Homer' said, maintenance is the key
Title: Re: Masonic Temple (State and Warren)
Post by: Editor on July 17, 2015, 08:43:04 AM
http://www.northjersey.com/mobile/community-news/funding-for-arts-center-brings-with-it-opposing-views-1.1375979
Title: Re: Masonic Temple (State and Warren)
Post by: Editor on July 20, 2015, 11:29:26 PM
http://www.nj.com/bergen/index.ssf/2015/07/hackensack_to_borrow_15m_for_performing_arts_cente.html
Title: Re: Masonic Temple (State and Warren)
Post by: Editor on July 25, 2015, 09:26:28 AM
http://www.northjersey.com/mobile/community-news/atlantic-street-park-is-officially-open-to-the-public-1.1380035
Title: Re: Masonic Temple (State and Warren)
Post by: Editor on April 28, 2016, 08:55:40 PM
http://www.nj.com/bergen/index.ssf/2016/04/hackensack_hopes_to_anchor_downtown_with_arts_cent.html
Title: Re: Masonic Temple (State and Warren)
Post by: Editor on May 23, 2016, 09:03:08 PM
http://hackensack.dailyvoice.com/events/hasbrouck-heights-benefit-raises-400000-for-new-hackensack-arts-center/662117/
Title: Re: Masonic Temple (State and Warren)
Post by: Editor on June 23, 2016, 05:24:19 PM
http://www.northjersey.com/news/backed-by-strong-fundraising-work-on-hackenack-arts-center-set-to-begin-1.1621007
Title: Re: Masonic Temple (State and Warren)
Post by: BLeafe on June 23, 2016, 06:34:24 PM
http://www.northjersey.com/news/backed-by-strong-fundraising-work-on-hackenack-arts-center-set-to-begin-1.1621007


Two things:

1. The shadowing is backwards - it will never fall to the right at that location.

2. "HACKENACK"?

Title: Re: Masonic Temple (State and Warren)
Post by: Editor on June 24, 2016, 09:08:12 AM
Leave the S off for "shadow."
Title: Re: Masonic Temple (State and Warren)
Post by: johnny g on June 24, 2016, 03:25:05 PM
Where did all the Mason's go?
Title: Re: Masonic Temple (State and Warren)
Post by: BLeafe on June 24, 2016, 06:45:28 PM
They're hiding in the shadows.

Title: Re: Masonic Temple (State and Warren)
Post by: Editor on June 28, 2016, 10:23:46 PM
http://www.northjersey.com/news/delay-expected-on-hackensack-performing-arts-center-renovations-after-high-bids-rejected-1.1623139
Title: Re: Masonic Temple (State and Warren)
Post by: Editor on August 03, 2016, 02:00:40 AM
http://www.northjersey.com/news/hackensack-announces-3-million-for-arts-center-revamp-1.1638633
Title: Re: Masonic Temple (State and Warren)
Post by: Editor on August 04, 2016, 09:23:03 PM
http://www.northjersey.com/news/hackensack-special-meeting-is-found-in-violation-of-law-abruptly-nullified-1.1640097
Title: Re: Masonic Temple (State and Warren)
Post by: Editor on August 08, 2016, 05:38:21 PM
http://www.northjersey.com/news/hackensack-increases-budget-for-arts-center-as-renovations-lag-1.1641702
Title: Re: Masonic Temple (State and Warren)
Post by: Editor on August 22, 2016, 08:23:04 AM
http://www.northjersey.com/news/hackensack-to-announce-contract-for-performing-arts-center-renovation-1.1648596
Title: Re: Masonic Temple (State and Warren)
Post by: Editor on August 23, 2016, 03:00:45 PM
http://www.northjersey.com/news/hackensack-council-hires-contractor-for-arts-center-renovations-1.1648936
Title: Re: Masonic Temple (State and Warren)
Post by: Editor on September 09, 2016, 11:09:54 AM
http://www.northjersey.com/arts-and-entertainment/entertainment-news/performing-center-set-to-open-early-spring-1.1657226
Title: Re: Masonic Temple (State and Warren)
Post by: Editor on September 27, 2016, 08:00:56 PM
http://www.northjersey.com/news/hackensack-kicks-off-construction-of-long-awaited-performing-arts-center-1.1667578
Title: Hackensack Performing Arts Center almost ready to open
Post by: BLeafe on August 21, 2017, 05:33:58 PM
http://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/hackensack/2017/08/20/hackensack-performing-arts-center-nears-completion/577536001/
Title: Re: Masonic Temple (State and Warren)
Post by: Editor on August 29, 2017, 02:58:01 PM
http://www.njbiz.com/article/20170828/NJBIZ01/170829861/hackensack-awards-pac-naming-rights-to-hackensack-meridian-health
Title: Re: Masonic Temple (State and Warren)
Post by: BLeafe on August 29, 2017, 04:20:04 PM
Don't you think that no matter what anyone names it, it's always gonna be called the HackPAC?

Title: Re: Masonic Temple (State and Warren)
Post by: Homer Jones on August 29, 2017, 05:12:01 PM
The newly constructed Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge has already been referred to as the Mario by commuters so HackPac is a logical nickname.
Title: Re: Masonic Temple (State and Warren)
Post by: Editor on September 23, 2017, 05:58:35 PM
http://www.northjersey.com/story/entertainment/2017/09/19/tickets-go-sale-new-performing-arts-center-hackensack/682701001/
Title: Re: Masonic Temple (State and Warren)
Post by: Homer Jones on September 23, 2017, 09:18:45 PM
It would be nice if the Chamber of Commerce or whoever could get local restaurants to offer pre show or post show dining packages to concert attendees to show what can happen when new life comes to a downtown area.
Nobody would lose on a deal like that.
Title: Re: Masonic Temple (State and Warren)
Post by: Editor on January 24, 2018, 05:29:14 PM
For more on this, see: Hackensack Performing Arts Center (Post Completion) thread.

http://www.hackensacknow.org/index.php/topic,3658.msg12447.html#msg12447