Masonry Magazine April 1984 Page. 21
The Future of Masonry
The masonry industry and trades will endure for several more centuries. While we have lost market share, it is because at one time we had it all and now we are being attacked by every newcomer and new idea. As an industry and as trades, we have just begun to respond. With each part of the masonry industry and trades doing the job it can do best and with some common coordinated effort, we'll start getting that market share back because nothing yet has come along which is as good in value and performance as a masonry wall. It has the experience of 50 centuries behind it. All that it needs is to apply 20th century know-how and we will once again be building the wonders of the world as well as the common shelters for all humanity.
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Oklahoma Masonry Fund Scholarship
The use of masonry in future building design is discussed by (from left) Richard M. Hillemeyer, president of H & H Masonry Contractors, Inc., Oklahoma City, and chairman of the Oklahoma Masonry Advancement Fund: Paul LaVene, executive director, Oklahoma Masonry Institute; Scott Stober, a fifth-year architecture student at Oklahoma State University, and John Bryant. professor and head of OSU's School of Architecture. Hillemeyer and LaVene were on the OSU campus to present Stober with a $500 Masonry Advancement Fund scholarship check for demonstrating academic and professional excellence. The fund will be administered by the OSU Foundation.
Want to Buy a Chunk of the Brooklyn Bridge? You Can-and It's Legal
Portions of the legendary Brooklyn Bridge are for sale-but unlike past "sales" of this world-famous structure, the offer is not a scam.
As part of the bridge's centennial anniversary which was celebrated last year, Polonia Restoration Co. of New York City has been contracted to renovate a huge underground vault on the Brooklyn side of the bridge and convert the space for use as a museum of Brooklyn memorabilia. Part of the project requires Polonia to dismantle portions of the thick stone and masonry walls to create entranceways for public access to the new museum.
Michael Ricca, marketing manager of Polonia, says that his firm has decided to sell the stone pieces from the dismantling to help raise funds for the preservation of New York City's historic landmarks. All proceeds will be given to various historic societies to fulfill this purpose.
The Brooklyn Bridge is considered one of the 19th century's greatest aesthetic and technological achievements. The bridge took 16 years to build, and upon completion in 1883 was the longest suspension bridge in the world. Designed to link Brooklyn and Manhattan, the shining steel and masonry structure still stands today as a symbol of great progress and beauty.
Dismantling a portion of the vault wall is only a small part of the project. The main job is to restore the brick and masonry surface to the 50 x 100 x 300 ft. vault to its original beauty so it will be appropriate for a museum. The restoration is not an easy task, since the vault was unused and unmaintained for the past 100 years.
ProSoco Co.'s Sure Klean Heavy Duty Restoration Cleaner was selected for use in the restoration project.