GAVIN HADDEN
CIVIL ENGINEER
607 FIFTH AVE., NEW YORK

 

DESIGN — SUPERVISION — CONSULTATION

 

RECREATION FACILITIES:
FIELDS, COURTS, POOLS, TRACKS, RINKS, STANDS, PLAYGROUNDS, GYMNASIA
FIELD HOUSES, STADIA, INDOOR TENNIS COURTS

 

AIRPORTS

December 18, 1939

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Dear oe. C20 bons:

You may recall the booklet issued about two and a half years
ago, illustrating some of the work of this office on the design of
facilities for recreation and athletics during the 15 year period
1922-1937. Since then I have continued to serve on similar projects for
institutions, municipalities, clubs and individuals, including: Colgate,
Harvard, Cornell and Brown Universities; the Loomis School, Groton School,
Episcopal High School; the Town of Ridgefield, Conn.; the City of
Lynchburg, Va. About 60% of these commissions might be termed, in the
language of trade, "repeat orders".

In view of the present uncertainty of world economic conditions
I find some people are postponing the construction of projects of this
kind. This of course tends to produce a shortage of work in my office
and makes it more difficult for me to keep my organization ready and avail-
able. Until the present trying times have passed, therefore, I am
offering to render preliminary services, on needed projects for which
construction funds may not be now available, at less than usual fees. This
temporary expedient works out, I feel, to the advantage of all concerned:
to my clients in enabling them to make preparation for recreation projects
efficiently and more economically, to me in enabling me to keep my
organization going.

These projects differ radically in many features from ordinary
types of engineering or architectural design and this makes experienced
services such as those of this office particularly useful in helping to
plan for the best and moSt economical results.

Because of the limitations rightly imposed upon professionally
practicing engineers, I must rely principally upon my clients and friends
to tell others of my work and to advise me of projects on which my services
would be useful. If you know of any project involving the construction of
new, or the alteration and improvement of old, recreation facilities,
even one which must await better economic conditions before building, will
you not please let me know and permit me the opportunity to discuss the
possibilities with those in charge?

Faithfully yours,

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