RESTORING PAST GLORY; 1ST PHASE OF CITY HALL MAKEOVER NEAR END.Byline: Nathan Greely Staff Writer Workers will be polishing the marble face of Burbank City Hall this week as the first phase of a major makeover nears conclusion. Over the last year and a half, the 57-year-old building has been repainted and its windows, which were originally caulked caulk also calk v. caulked also calked, caulk·ing also calk·ing, caulks also calks v.tr. 1. with material containing asbestos, have been replaced. The floors in the front halls have been redone re·done v. Past participle of redo. in marble, and the slippery tiles of the front landing have been replaced with poured concrete. ``We've tried to retain the original appearance of the building, reversing some of the changes made in the '70s,'' said Bob Van Hazlen, Fleet and Building Manager for Burbank. ``Renovations in 1972 really moved away from the original aesthetic of the building.'' Most recently, the fountain in front of the building has been redone, removing the blue tiles which were put on in the '70s, and restoring it to its original appearance. Within the next six weeks, the marble on the front face of City Hall will be polished and the landscaping redone. So far, the work has cost the city about $260,000. There will be a ribbon-cutting ceremony in early December to officially reopen the front of City Hall. More renovations are in store beginning in April, city officials said. The Council chambers will be restored to their former condition. The lowered ceiling put in in the '70s will be removed, uncovering the large mural mural Painting applied to and made integral with the surface of a wall or ceiling. Its roots can be found in the universal desire that led prehistoric peoples to create cave paintings—the desire to decorate their surroundings and express their ideas and beliefs. that the ceiling had obscured. The upholstery and woodwork woodwork: see carpentry; furniture; intarsia; marquetry; veneer; wood carving. in the chambers will be restored as well. The Municipal Services This article or section deals primarily with the United Kingdom and does not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. Building will also be torn down, and the other half of a large mural restored. The cost of this last leg of renovations will be about $250,000, and the work should be completed by the end of June. ``It was definitely time for a face lift,'' Van Hazlen said, ``The beautification beau·ti·fy tr. & intr.v. beau·ti·fied, beau·ti·fy·ing, beau·ti·fies To make or become beautiful. beau program is an opportunity not only to repair some of the effects of age, but also to restore some of the historic murals and architecture altered by previous renovations.'' CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Burbank Mayor Stacey Murphy and Bruce Feng, director of public works public works pl.n. Construction projects, such as highways or dams, financed by public funds and constructed by a government for the benefit or use of the general public. Noun 1. , admire the renovated fountain in front of Burbank City Hall. Gene Blevins/Special to the Daily News |
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