CITY NOW SELLING BRICKS; DONORS' PURCHASES TO FUND MONUMENT.Byline: Paul O'Donoghue Staff Writer MOORPARK - Bricks that will be inscribed in·scribe tr.v. in·scribed, in·scrib·ing, in·scribes 1. a. To write, print, carve, or engrave (words or letters) on or in a surface. b. To mark or engrave (a surface) with words or letters. with the names of donors went on sale Thursday for a monument on High Street to mark the centennial of Moorpark's recognition as a community. The move follows City Council approval Wednesday of the project, a brick structure housing an El Camino Real El Camino Real (Spanish for The Royal Road or The King's Highway) was the name of a series of pre-automobile highways linking the various New World colonies of Spain:
``I believe that almost everyone in Moorpark is really excited about this project, to have their name on a wall that will be there for posterity POSTERITY, descents. All the descendants of a person in a direct line. ,'' said Ginger Brandenburg, director of Moorpark High School's business academy, which is coordinating the sale of the bricks for the project. The proposed site for the monument is on the south side of High Street, west of the gazebo gazebo Lookout in the form of a turret, cupola (small, lanternlike dome), or garden house set on a height to give an extensive view. Few late-18th- and 19th-century rustic gazebos survive, but 17th-century turrets built up in an angle of the garden wall are not uncommon. and entrance to the Foster Granary building. The structure is to sit on a cement slab measuring about 24 feet by 20 feet, said Graham Mitchell, who is the city's representative on the committee. The final design for the project has not been completed, and will depend in part on the number of bricks sold. Centennial Committee member and local historian Mary Schwabauer said she suggested the El Camino Real bell as a way to mark Moorpark's proximity to the historic El Camino Real - the old road that linked Spanish missions The Spanish established various missions throughout the New World as they colonized it, often slightly tweaked due to regional differences. The missions served as a base for both administering colonies as well as spreading Christianity. up and down the state, which veered south of the city - and highlight the downtown officials want to revitalize re·vi·tal·ize tr.v. re·vi·tal·ized, re·vi·tal·iz·ing, re·vi·tal·iz·es To impart new life or vigor to: plans to revitalize inner-city neighborhoods; tried to revitalize a flagging economy. . ``The only reason I suggested the bell was to create a new interest in the downtown area of Moorpark,'' said Schwabauer. ``This is just another carrot to bring people down there.'' The committee consists of about 10 members representing organizations such as the Women's Fortnightly fort·night·ly adj. Happening or appearing once in or every two weeks. adv. Once in a fortnight. n. pl. fort·night·lies A publication issued once every two weeks. Club, the Moorpark Historical Society, the city and community members. Unveiling of the monument is scheduled for June as part of a series of events to mark the centennial of the Post Office receiving its license on that date, said Schwabauer. The bricks will sell for $35 each, and will contain two lines with 17 characters each that will be inscribed in black, said Brandenburg, whose students will earn $5 from each brick sold for the school academy's scholarship fund. Sale of the bricks will continue until March 1. |
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