OLD ENCINA POWER STATION CHIMNEY PRESERVATION
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Haffenreffer Chimney 

"The concept for the Haffenreffer Chimney Restoration Project began as a pursuit to integrate my art into the context of the environment," Maloney said in a press release. "Living 200 yards from the historic brewery for nearly 20 years, I wanted to create a solution to repair the chimney signage as a way to honor the history of the buildings, while also transforming the structure in a simple way, into the 21st century. A recurring theme in my work has been finding ways to represent the passage of time as it leaves its marks on the urban landscape. This project speaks to that intent, in my own neighborhood, just steps from my home." It was the longtime brainchild Jamaica Plain artist Robert Maloney and came to fruition after four years of planning and funding from the George B. Henderson Foundation.
The Haffenreffer Brewery was founded by Rudolph Frederick Haffenreffer, a German immigrant who arrived in Boston after the Civil War. The brewery closed in 1965, having survived Prohibition and operating for nearly a century. The five-acre complex is included on the National Register of Historic Places, and was redeveloped by the nonprofit Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Development Corporation.
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"Our commitment over nearly 40 years has been to revive this historic complex as a job creator and community gathering place," said JPNDC Executive Director Richard Thal.

Metal scaffolding bearing the letters “Haf” was 
craned into place atop the towering chimney at the Brewery complex, completing the original Haffenreffer signage. The public art project was aimed at restoring the chimney to its full height for the first time in 30 years, since the top of the chimney was removed for safety reasons. 

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Forever Carlsbad.
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"Even though I am not a Californian, I hope the Carlsbad CA, smokestack stays, for it is an iconic historical landmark, for Carlsbad CA, and it can be seen from sea, land, and air. It is also a testimony to the past, of the hard work, that past generations built, in American architecture heritage. We cannot lose old architecture heritage, for future unborn generations, need to see, what America has built, in the past, whether it be cars, houses, that smokestack, and so on. As a West Texan, who proudly lives in Carlsbad, Texas, our smokestack (which is a smaller smokestack, leveling out at 110 to 130 ft) has been in place, since the 1920s at the San Angelo State Supported Living Center, mental health facility, in Carlsbad, Texas. Our stack is an icon, and when I see our smokestack from Hwy 87, or from the sky, I know home is close by, and that is a good feeling. Keep fighting for your/our American architecture heritage."
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Sincerely/Respectfully, JD

Carlsbad, Texas
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