My new Midtown Monthly article, on the Bel-Vue
On Tuesday, August 11, the Sacramento city council will decide whether to give away the half-block containing the Bel-Vue to a group of developers, who would raze the remaining quarter-block and the underground sidewalks on 8th & K to build a new hotel at 8th & K and a parking lot where the Bel-Vue stands. Full staff report is visible here:
http://sacramento.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?view_id=8&event_id=94&meta_id=182207
In slightly brighter news, at the same meeting the City Council will hear (and hopefully approve) a plan to restore the Berry Hotel, just across the street from the Bel-Vue.
http://sacramento.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?view_id=8&event_id=94&meta_id=182203
They will also hear an updated plan regarding development along Sacramento's alleys (focusing on architecturally interesting alleys like the one behind the Bel-Vue.)
http://sacramento.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?view_id=8&event_id=94&meta_id=182205
On the consent calendar, the Council will add three buildings to the official list of Sacramento landmarks, including the Coloma School in Elmhurst, 1210 H Street in Mansion Flat, and "The Trap" (aka Pimentel's Ingleside Cafe) along Riverside near the Pocket.
http://sacramento.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?view_id=8&event_id=94&meta_id=182179
So there's hope that these items might make the appeal of reusing the Bel-Vue, and not giving our treasures away, more immediately apparent.
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