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Salvation Army presents conceptual design for Central City Plaza bridge; commission offers largely positive feedback

5898971 · October 6, 2025
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Summary

The Salvation Army presented a conceptual plan to connect two Central City Plaza buildings with a two-story 'bridge' addition. The commission provided design feedback, noted zoning and circulation concerns and placed the project on file pending later detailed review.

Representatives of the Salvation Army presented a conceptual design on Oct. 6 for a two-story, roughly 7,100-square-foot addition that would connect 1730 North Seventh Street and 1747 North Sixth Street in the Central City Plaza Historic District. The commission provided feedback on massing, visibility, landscaping and functional issues and indicated the design direction appears acceptable in concept.

Major Beverly Gates (Salvation Army) explained the programmatic intent: 1747 North Sixth Street will house a clinic and food pantry (with the lower level used as the pantry), the connecting structure (the "Bridge") will contain the dining area, kitchen and offices, and 1730 North Seventh Street will continue to operate as family shelter and respite space. Major Gates said the…

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