Letter on Selecting A. Frank Morrison as Consultant Selection for Five Flags Project_07.31.1972THE CITY OF
DUBUQUE
G IL OE RT 0. CH AV EN E L L E
CITY MANAGER
July 31, 1972
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Mr. Gilbert D. Chavenelle
City Manager
City of Dubuque
City Hall
Dubuque, Iowa
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IN1 T T E N BERG O DIRECTOR
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RE: Five Flags Center Fund
Dear Gil:
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The Executive Committee of the Five Flags Center Fund has author-
ized Wayne Norman to retain A. Frank Morrison as a special con-
sultant to advise and to collaborate with the planning architect to be
retained for the Five Flags Project. Mr. Morrison is a theater archi-
tectural historian presently associated with National Independence
Historical Park in Philadelphia. It further appears that the Executive
Committee will interview three local and three out-of-town architects
sometime during August and September.
The Five Flags Committee is making plans for a promotional program in
December (after the completion of the United Way Drive) in order to
reach all folks who have not had the opportunity to make a contribution
to the project. The total pledged to date is $661, 109. 26, which is
50.85% of the total goal of $1,300,000.
We have voiced today to the Executive Committee some concern about
the condition of the roof and heating plant of the Orpheum. The roof
has been patched for a good number of years and needs complete replace-
ment. We have advised the gentlemen that we are not in a position to
make this type of expenditure. We are in the process of obtaining bids,
and some arrangement may be made with the Five Flags people to do the
necessary work. We have some fear that leakage may do irreparable
damage to some of the interior. The heating plant is also on its final
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Mr. Gilbert D. Chavenelle
July 31, 1972
leg, and with the adjoining buildings immediately to the north gone,
there is considerable difficulty in heating the theater during extremely
cold weather.
We have provided some of the former owners of the property,
(Mrs. William Gallogly, Mr. Nick Yiannias) with a copy of the chrono-
logical history of the site, asking for their comments. We have also
located a nephew of a former owner and operator of the theater. This
nephew, Nate Rosenthal, worked for a good number of years in Dubuque,
and is presently a part time Membership Chairman for the Waterloo
Chamber of Commerce. We have also sent him a copy of the history of
the site for his review.
Sincerely yours,
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Gent M. Wittenberg.
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