Butler Institute raising funds for bridge

[Rick Rowlands]

[Towntalk]

Besides the Butler, Powers and Stambaugh Auditorium, and of course Mill Creek Park and myself, what others are there?

[northside lurker]

Youngstown's true treasure.

One of them...

[Towntalk]

Youngstown's true treasure.

[ysugrad]

http://www.vindy.com/news/2012/jun/06/bridge-walkway-will-link-butler-educatio/

It looks like this project is moving forward.  Bravo, Butler!

[Towntalk]

The plan sounds great. The Butler Institute of American Art is indeed a national treasure, and it's fame is indeed world wide as the first Gallery in America dedicated to American art.

J. G. Butler would be proud of this treasure. Say what you will about other art galleries, none can compare to the Butler.

[ysugrad]

http://www.vindy.com/news/2011/aug/04/proposed-bridge-will-connect-museum8217s/?newswatch

After a whirlwind of expansions in the 2000's (construction of the Beecher Center, construction of the Andrews Pavilion, and acqusition of the First Christian Church building), this seems like a great way to integrate the Butler North into the heart of the institution while also adding a striking new visual aspect to the complex.  I wish them luck with this project, as the Butler is undoubtedly one of Youngstown's crown jewels.