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E. Historic Resources from places such as Chicago, Milwau- Recommendations:
Inventory kee and Sheboygan, WI.
Both buildings add a distinctive historic Adaptive Re-Use
Existing Conditions character to the downtown waterfront,
and once restored, could compare fa- Work with property owners to pre-
vorably to similar waterfront reuse pro- serve and/ or adaptively reuse historic
Few of the City's impressive collection jects in such places as Baltimore (the properties (Mart Dock, Waterfront
of historic buildings are actually lo- Powerhouse), San Francisco (Ghiradelli Center, Shaw-Walker).
cated directly on the lakefront. Most Chocolate Factory, Cannery and Em-
are located in the heart of downtown, or barcadero), Monterey, CA (Cannery Increase awareness of historic
in the several designated historic dis- Row), Boston (Fanueil Hall, Quincy preservation tax credits, facade im-
tricts contiguous with it. However, con- Market), Chicago (Navy Pier), Alexan- provement grants and other incentives
tained within the City's premier his- dria VA (the Torpedo Factory) for historically sensitive renovations.
toric district (Clay-Western) are the
waterfront buildings which comprise Other waterfront historic resources in- Dedicate the Bluffton "Actors
the historic Mart Dock. clude the former Waterfront Center and Colony" as the City's 9th historic dis-
nearby buildings, and the intimately trict, and/ or nominate it to the National
The importance of these buildings goes scaled Bluffton "Actor's Colony" with Register of Historic Places.
well beyond their aesthetic qualities. its significant supply of Midwest ver-
These are Works Progress Administra- nacular beach cottages and bungalows. Work to locate a downtown loca-
tion (WPA) era structures which serve tion for the Silversides and Milwaukee
as a lasting reminder of the New Deal's A number of non-fixed historic re- Clipper, and help secure grants and in-
impact in Muskegon. They are also sources also have the potential to pro- kind services for same.
emblematic of the City's seafaring tra- vide historic reference points along
dition and perhaps best define a indus- Muskegon Lake. These include the
trial iconography of Muskegon in the USS Silversides currently berthed in
early 20th Century. One (the former the Muskegon channel, the Milwaukee
Mart Auditorium), served as the City's Clipper car ferry berthed at the end of
first public auditorium and ice rink. the McCraken Street wharf, and the
The other was both a warehouse and Muskegon Trolley cars which make
passenger terminal for thousands of regular summer runs along Lakeshore
people who visited the City by ferry Drive.
Waterfront Redevelopment Sub-Plan 20
The Mart Dock was one of the few additions to the City's Although the buildings have suffered from poor
building stock during the Depression (above). It served maintenance over the years, they retain much of
as a combination wharf, auditorium and outdoor market. their historic character(below). Center: Parapet
detail. Inset: Navy Pier, Chicago.
Waterfront Redevelopment Sub-Plan 21