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Chair proposes restoring midcentury City Hall and strategic park acquisitions; architect unveils conceptual vision
Summary
Chair Wigder presented a concept to restore and reinterpret the original 1964 City Hall and outlined strategic park acquisitions and funding options; architect George Garcia presented a quick conceptual plan emphasizing underground parking, pedestrian connections and a modern reinterpretation of historic design elements.
At the Boca Raton CRA meeting on Tuesday, Chair Wigder unveiled a vision to restore and reinterpret the original 1964 City Hall as part of a broader downtown and park strategy and introduced architect George Garcia’s conceptual site plan.
Wigder said he had researched historical plans with the Boca Raton Historical Society and commissioned Garcia to produce a visual interpretation of the original City Hall footprint. The chair described ideas including restoring terrazzo floors and mid‑century modern elements,…
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