Tuesday, June 28, 2016

FOR SALE: 2027 Brown Street, Alton, Illinois 62002 - Madison County, Illinois. Vacant, residential lot that was cleared of a demolished house, and sold on delinquent tax sale auction August, 2009.

View looking up toward Brown Street.



Brown Street and sidewalk views.



Grassed, mowed lot  44 x 135 feet.  Photo dated Fall, 2015.

Corner lot, that slopes down to a creek, away from Brown Street.
Parcel I.D. Number:  23-2-08-07-13-302-001.


FOR SALE: 1009 and 1007 Carson Street - two adjacent vacant (cleared of demolished house) lots, in Alton, Illinois - Madison County, zip code 62002


Slight hill running length of both lots.  Rear of the properties slopes down to a grassed waterway.  Photo shows some encroaching onto 1009 Carson Street, from 1011 Carson Street.

Driveway onto two adjacent vacant lots.  

Four pictures showing grassed and mowed lots, dated Fall, 2015.

Parcel I.D. Numbers:  23-2-07-01-18-301-026 and 23-2-07-01-18-301-025;
Lot sizes:  50 x 140 and 55 x 140 feet;
Market Values:  $2850 and $2760, dated 03/06/2015;  Market Value down slightly in 2016.


All taxed paid;  property has been maintained in 2016-2023.

  

FOR SALE: 700 and 702 Washington Avenue, Alton, Illinois 62002 - Madison County, Illinois vacant residential city lots, that are grassed and mowed.

View from Washington Avenue, dated Fall, 2015.

700 Washington Avenue,  Parcel I.D. Number:  23-1-07-13-08-201-019.

702 Washington Avenue,  Parcel I.D. Number:  23-1-07-13-08-201-020.001.

Other pictures, dated around 2005, of the two lots.

Tuesday, August 18, 2015

New INFILL Projects in the city of St. Louis, August, 2015


This housing is southeast of Forest Park.


New development near St. Louis University, along Forest Park Parkway, and the new IKEA store.

Architectural project with Mackey & Associates, 1983-84 - complete rehab of a vacant warehouse structure to residential spaces, in Midtown area of St. Louis city


I worked on the as-builts for this project, as a new graduate Architect, with a couple of other guys from the office of Mackey & Associates, located on Pershing Avenue, St. Louis, Mo.  63112.  I worked with other Architects Jeremiah Sheehan and Joe Bauer -

Joe Bauer -  https://www.linkedin.com/pub/joe-bauer-aia-leed-ap/11/821/132

Jeremiah Sheehan's Mom died, August 1, 2010 -  http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/stltoday/obituary.aspx?pid=144453361

Eugene J. Mackey III died, on Sunday, November 27, 2016.

http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/news/2016/11/29/gene-mackey-dies-founded-one-of-st-louis-largest.html

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/stltoday/obituary.aspx?pid=182835841

http://www.architectmagazine.com/practice/influential-st-louis-architect-gene-mackey-died_o

https://source.wustl.edu/2016/12/eugene-mackey-iii-77/

http://www.mackeymitchell.com/gene/

Thursday, July 16, 2015

France and the United States, Mills & Partners, Mills Properties, student loan debt that I owe, still, today.






I worked for H.L. Yoh Co., and, was placed at AT&T Network Systems, in Ballwin, Missouri, in September, 1993.  During my six months of employment there, I traveled with the Engineering Department.  This work involved phone equipment, and inventory work, in advance of the internet.

I was hired after an interview with Kimberly Stevens, at the office of H.L. Yoh Co., in west St. Louis County.  She talked to another employee, a male, and, I signed a contract agreeing to a $6.50/hour wage.  This was a cut in pay for me.  But, this was a full-time job, though, in the same telecommunications area of work.  Previous to this, I was employed, part-time, at Western Union Financial Services, at their world headquarters in Bridgeton, Mo., as a Customer Service Representative, sending and receiving messages and money orders.   I worked up at this job, starting there in April, 1992, and, was given increases in wages, according to what was set by the Communication Workers of America Union.

I remember meeting Russ Mandziara, on my first day at AT&T.  He asked me, offhand, if I was a graduate of ITT.  Not hearing entirely, and, not knowing the company, I nodded my head and said "yes".  I thought he was referring to IIT, or Illinois Institute of Technology, in Chicago.  I had interviewed there and met a couple of people from that school in 1991, and, so, I thought he was making conversation and asked me, if I knew IIT?  What he was referring to was ITT Technical School, a two year program where four of the other people I worked with had graduated from, in 1993.  One of the other people I worked with was a graduate of Florida, the University of Florida or something.  I traveled with that guy, with Bob Ahrens, and, two other guys.  Bob Ahrens was the group leader in the Engineering Department, who all six of us reported to,  for work.

In April, 1994, I needed money, and, was entitled to a week of vacation.  I was looking for other work, and, had been working a part-time job, in the evening, at Architectural Renderings, in Creve Couer, under Hu Somjee, a Registered Architect.  I quit this job at AT&T after a week of vacation.  I came back and was told to read some drawings - can you do that?  At this point, being an Architect, I told him I was a Registered Architect.  I was insulted by the insinuation that I didn't know about reading drawings.

Prior to my vacation, I had produced some two-dimensional plans with AutoCad software, under another man, in another room, in the Engineering Department.  I read drawing after drawing.  This was required, because I had to read all of the existing equipment drawings, from all the offices in Missouri, and, put them in AutoCad.  There were three men in the room with me, who, basically sat and talked all day.  I don't know what they did, but, I did not notice much getting done.  I piled printed and finished drawing after drawing on the desk of the man in this other room.  I don't remember his name.

In this room, in 1994, I printed out the Maya Video Products, Inc. files one day.  I had access to this printer and the software, for the first time since 1990.  I have posted those printed drawings online, as evidence that I worked for the company for four weeks, in November and December, 1990.  Is this OK?  I did not know a company that had the software and a large printer available, at that time, for hire.  Was there one?  Large printers were expensive, in 1993 and 1994.

So, in April, 1994, I quit my job at AT&T Network Systems.  Little did I know, but, a woman I knew from July, 1992-April, 1994, named "Kathleen Marie Mills" was married to a man in ownership with a company named "Mills & Partners".  I found, online, after 2003, that this company owned an AT&T factory in France.
Robert Mills is brother to a James N. Mills, and, was divorced two times, in 1992.   He divorced "Kathleen M. Mills" around 1998, but, was going through the divorce in 1994.  I worked a 1-800 number at Western Union, from April, 1992-September, 1993.  I was made fun of by "Kathleen Mills" for working a 1-800 number job.  This added to my embarrassment at inability of finding a higher-paying job.

Her influence was me, at this job, in 1994.  This followed me to the next job, and, the next job, all contract jobs.  She told me that the Washington University neighborhood "isn't safe", in a meeting at what is, now, Destiny Church, in Town & Country, Mo.  I thought she was wrong.  In May, 1994, I moved into a sublet in the University City Loop area, just north of Washington University.  I never knew the two women who had the other part of the apartment, prior to moving in, on Westgate Avenue.  After about a month, I was told, by them, to move to another apartment in the apartment complex.  So, I did, get an apartment there, by myself, and, stayed there, until May, 1995.  At that point, I was too sick to keep the apartment and didn't have any money, having been let go from a contract job, in February, 1995.  See the letter, on the side, on this webpage:  http://cgstudentloandischarge.blogspot.com/ , addressed to M.K.-Ferguson Group.

My head injury is much better, today.  I barely remember this, 20 years ago, now, in 2015.

Monday, September 10, 2012

Joaquin Margot, M.F.A., continued, part 2

I don't know who Anne-Brigitte Sorot (sp?), was, but she was from Canada, and had a Canadian plate on her red car, which she and Joaquin (Joachim - either the Spanish or French spelling are used) left in, from the condo, near the Brooklyn Museum.  He told me, later, after I told him in 1/91, that I had seen her moving some things into a building next to the building I had moved into on Washington Avenue, in Brooklyn, that she had taken jobs 'helping people move'.  That was her new thing  to do.  I didn't know whether to believe him or not. 
I had three addresses in late 1990 - at the sublet on 6th Street; at the room in a house on Washington Avenue; at a one-bedroom apmt. in a building on Washington Avenue;  and, then, I moved back to St. Louis on 1/15/91.  I did not have an address in Missouri, until I was able to rent a studio apartment in July, 1992.  I stayed with family for that entire year and a half.  I left a year-long rental lease when I moved, with keys on the wall.  I needed money, and was being told to pay nearly $800/month for a one bedroom, while making less than I had made in St. Louis, working at Maya Video Products, Inc. in Manhattan.  I had owned a house in St. Louis, paid about $350/month on a mortgage, and had benefits at my job.  At Maya Video Products, Inc., a job I had found through the job board at NYU in Nov. 1990, I had been accused of stealing an electronic item from their back room, while I had never, even, been to the back room.  Also, there was a security guard at the door when I left, after being told to go home to see my family for Christmas.  I was told they  would 'call me', after the holidays, for more work. But, I never heard from them, and waited until 1/15 for a phone call.  I was tired at that time, and needed a vacation or a Doctor, since I did not have a bed to sleep on, the entire time I lived in New York.  While in the dorm, a mattress had been supplied, but, outside of school, off campus, I did not have a bed, unless the person I rented from had a mattress for me.  So, I had back trouble.  I was always tired.  But, I knew what I was doing and needed work and money.

Joaquin Margot, M.F.A.

Joaquin Margot was one of seven who completed requirements for a Master of Fine Arts (Computer Graphics) at Pratt Institute, on 10/1/90.  He completed a computer graphics thesis, with Alias Animator software, entitled 'Virtual Obsession', which I saw being worked on the computer lab, with help from Rafael Castelblanco.  I did not know the full extent of the help that he got, but I saw that the digitization was done by Cyberware, and he told us he flew to their office and back, for the data file of his head.  This thesis is online, on YouTube.com, put there by 'mdmovieman', or Mr. Ely Goldbrenner, a student who studied at Pratt during summer, 1990, in the Architecture bldg.  I never knew Mr. Ely Goldbrenner existed before a day in April of 2012, when I happened to see this thesis video posted on YouTube.com by him.  I have, since, put my thesis work and other undergraduate work on YouTube.com.  I don't know of any other (there are five others that could be posted) 1990 thesis postings, still, today, in 2012. 


 What comes to mind about that time was that there were three babies born - to my thesis advisor Mr. Jeremy Gardiner;  to Mr. Phil Avanzato, who was Lab Asst. to Mr. Isaac Kerlow and Ely Goldbrenner's teacher; and one in my family.  I traveled to Switzerland, on the way to Strasbourg, France, in January, 1991, and met with Joaquin in Lausanne for a few minutes, and talked to him about work, which was the intent of the meeting.  At that time, I needed something to take with me from this new program, and did not even have a diploma, no thesis exhibit, no job leads or recruiters on campus,  or any previous graduates of the program to talk to or know.  Joaquin happened to be from Europe, and I am of European descent.  None of the other graduates were European - South American, South Korean(Asian) or from the middle east.  I was the only single nationality American in the program at that time, a licensed professional in the state of New York, a Registered Architect.  I don't know of any other Registered Architects from this program, still, now over 20 years later.  

I did not ever expect to see his head on the cover of a software CD, as I did in 2003.  The CD was 'Maya PLE', and his thesis animation of his head had been redone to a single photo of his real head, with a tattoo on his forehead.  

I have not seen Joaquin Margot, using the additional last name of 'Gil' in Madrid, Spain, since June, 1997, nor talked to him.  He was working for a company named 'SGO', an Alias reseller, in downtown, but, was employed by Alias/wavefront, Inc., in Paris, France.  I traveled back to Europe after being invited to help teach at Washington University in Fall, 1996, to teach their Alias Studio software in the School of Engineering.  I had questions, and a lot of questions, at that time, regarding what had happened to my work, and had none of them answered. In fact, I was ignored and lied to, and paid a lot of money to get that information.  I was without a car for two years, and lived in poverty until I received the posted e-mail from Pratt's Career placement contact, in 1998.  I still have questions, but, don't have any idea who can help me now.  I had little to take with me in 1990, and what I found when I looked around was like me asking for more than anyone had to give away. 

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Supporting Documentation

Organizations, Companies, Products, Agencies, Banks, People and Schools supporting my work and student loans paid in Computer Graphics at Pratt Institute, 1/17/1988 - 1/17/1991, and since in Missouri - information found on the internet:

St. Louis Chapter American Institute of Architects - http://www.aia-stlouis.org/default2.asp

New York Chapter American Institute of Architects - http://main.aiany.org/

University of Missouri - Columbia - Undergraduate Architectural program equivalent program - http://arch.missouri.edu/

University of Missouri - St. Louis - Engineering programs - http://www.umsl.edu/divisions/engineering/

Kansas State University - College of Architecture, Planning & Design - http://capd.ksu.edu/

Kansas State University, Office of Academic Personnel -
http://www.k-state.edu/academicpersonnel/fhbook/fhxd.html

Kansas State University, Office of General Counsel -
http://www.k-state.edu/attys/

Washington University - School of Engineering - http://engineering.wustl.edu/

Washington University in St. Louis, Office of Executive Vice Chancellor and General Counsel - http://ogc.wustl.edu/

New York University - http://www.nyu.edu/

Alias Research, Inc., Alias/wavefront, Inc. - http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/pc/index?id=12239999&siteID=123112

http://www.autodeskresearch.com/gord/background.html

Maya software, owned by Autodesk, Inc. - http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/pc/index?id=13577897&siteID=123112

Maya Personal Learning Edition:
http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/pc/index?id=13578047&siteID=123112

Silicon Graphics, Inc. and Partners - http://www.sgi.com/partners/


Pratt Institute Graduate Computer Graphics 1990 graduates' websites
- Mr. Joaquin Margot (Gil) - http://ftp.sv.vt.edu/pub/abstracts/Theses93

- Mr. Rafael Castelblanco - http://digitalcontentproducer.com/mag/video_catch/

- Mr. Lino Ribolla
http://www.accessmylibrary.com/article-1G1-109289370/lino-ribolla-moves-ogilvyinteractive.html

- Miss Gigi (HiKyung) Park - http://ftp.sv.vt.edu/pub/abstracts/Theses93
- Miss Mimi (MiYoung) Lee - http://ftp.sv.vt.edu/pub/abstracts/Theses93
- Miss Bina Waicberg - http://ftp.sv.vt.edu/pub/abstracts/Theses93


Mr. Isaac Victor Kerlow, M.S. Communications Design 1983, Chair of the Computer Graphics Dept. from 1986- approx. 1995, new graduate Board of Trustees member - http://research.ntu.edu.sg/expertise/academicprofile/pages/StaffProfile.aspx?ST_EMAILID=ISAAC&CategoryDescription=artsdesignandmedia

Auto Accident Death of Mr. Etan Manesse, Chair of the Communications Design Dept., until death in 10/90 (word of mouth from Mei-Ling Yen, M.S. Communications Design, 1991). I interviewed with him at his New York City studio prior to entering as a Master of Science Communications Design student in Summer, 1987.

Pratt Institute Trustees: http://www.pratt.edu/about_pratt/mission_and_governance/trustees/

Mr. Hal A. Dorfman, Bachelor of Architecture and Registered Architect (R.A.), new graduate Board of Trustees member, Pratt Architectural graduate 1984 - http://hdarchitect.com/

Pratt Institute Student Policies:
http://www.pratt.edu/student_life/student_affairs/student_policies/

National Association of Schools of Art and Design:
http://nasad.arts-accredit.org/index.jsp?page=Member+Lists&memberId=c21fb0f034620289d7e50f34df83b8ae

Middle States Commission on Higher Education
http://www.msche.org/institutions_print.asp?idinstitution=367

Brooklyn Polytechnic University - http://www.poly.edu/academics

Rensselear Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York - http://eng.rpi.edu/soe/

The Cooper Union - http://cooper.edu/legacy/engineering/Welcome.html

Columbia University - http://engineering.columbia.edu/

New York State Higher Education Services Corporation - http://www.hesc.com/content.nsf/

United States Department of Education - http://www.ed.gov/students/landing.jhtml

Chemical Bank - http://www.answers.com/topic/chemical-banking

Missouri Department of Higher Education - http://www.dhe.mo.gov/

St. Charles County, Missouri government - http://www.sccmo.org/home/

Missouri Professional Registration - http://www.pr.mo.gov

Association for Computing Machinery - A.C.M. - www.acm.org

Special Interest Group - Graphics - A.C.M.-SIGGRAPH - www.siggraph.org

Accrediting Board for Engineering and Technology - ABET, Inc. - www.abet.org

National Council of Architectural Registration Boards - N.C.A.R.B. - www.ncarb.org

Middle States Commission on Higher Education - http://www.msche.org/

Higher Learning Commission - http://www.ncahlc.org/

University of Phoenix - http://www.phoenix.edu

The Council on Chiropractic Education - http://cce-usa.org/

Arcturis - Planning, Architecture, Interiors, in St. Louis, Mo. - www.arcturis.com

Mr. Michael O'Rourke, Professor, Alias Animation, 1988, 1989
http://3dtutorials.michaelorourke.com/?page=author

http://mysite.pratt.edu/~morourke/

Mr. Venantius J. Pinto - started in 1988 - but a member of the 1992 graduating class in graduate Computer Graphics:
http://www.jacketflap.com/profile.asp?member=venantius

Mr. Suk-il Hong - started in 1988 - but a member of the 1991 graduating class in graduate Computer Graphics:
http://education.siggraph.org/resources/past-projects/m-s-and-ph-d-computer-graphics-theses/FrontPage/theses93