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F CUS On North Carolina Parking Deck Wins Award for Architectural Achievement Veterans Park Placed on Map The Franklin Street Parking Deck has been recognized by the International Parking Institute (IPI) with the Award for Architectural Achievement, which is IPI's highest award of excellence. The State has placed North Carolina Veterans Park on the map. Literally. A photograph of the park's Pride and Purpose Tower is shown on the cover of WKH 2I¿FLDO 6WDWH 7UDQVSRUWDWLRQ 0DS Copies of the map are available for free locally in the Fayetteville Area Transportation & Local History Museum, located at 325 Franklin St.; the Fayetteville Area Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB), located at 245 Person St.; and the CVB kiosk at Cross Creek Mall, located at the corner of Morganton and Skibo roads. Maps will soon be available in the North Carolina Veterans Park Visitors Center, located at 300 Bragg Blvd. The Pride and Purpose Tower is the pinnacle of the park. Special effects lighting highlight its presence after dark. The tower is also the beginning RI ¿YH ZDWHU IHDWXUHV WKDW UHSUHVHQW WKH )URP WKH 0RXQWDLQV WR WKH 6HD HOHPHQW RI 1& 7KH SKRWR LV courtesy of Mark Herboth Photography. The North Carolina Veterans Park is dedicated to military veterans from all branches of the Armed 6HUYLFHV 7KH SDUN ZDV GHVLJQHG IRU UHÀHFWLRQ DQG celebration, and features a 3,500 square foot Visitors Center, Service Ribbon Wall, a chandelier made from 33,500 dog tags, an interactive globe, hand castings of veterans from all 100 counties and a North Carolina Soils Wall built with soil collected from every county in the state. The Community Lawn area features the Story Garden, and beautiful exhibits throughout the park symbolize life before, during and after military service. continued next page 6 UCW MAY 29 - JUNE 4, 2013 The parking deck opened last year and is attached to the Robert C. Williams Business Center. Designed with the public's safety in mind, the parking deck is equipped with many safety features, including lighting that is 2.5 WLPHV EULJKWHU WKDQ VWDWH VWDQGDUGV WKH ¿UVW ÀRRU RI WKH deck, in fact, has 19-foot ceilings that allow for a more open and even distribution of lighting. There are security cameras inside and outside of the facility, a glass elevator and stairwell and emergency call boxes on each level that are directly linked to 911 police dispatchers. All of the special safety considerations ZHUH LQFOXGHG LQ WKH GHVLJQ VSHFL¿FDOO\ WRZDUG FUHDWLQJ a user-friendly, highly visible facility. It was built with a 75-year service life, using poured-in-place construction (versus pre-cast), minimizing annual maintenance costs. The structure includes several other purposeful and thoughtful aesthetic features, such as a brick façade that is similar to other downtown buildings. The parking deck has nearly 300 spaces and is within walking distance from numerous downtown restaurants and shops. Terry Sanford High School Centennial Exhibit /HWWHU MDFNHWV SHS UDOOLHV GULYHU¶V HGXFDWLRQ ¿UVW GDWHV DQG ¿QDO H[DPV UHPLQG XV RI VRPH RI WKH EHVW WLPHV LQ our lives: High school. The Fayetteville Area Transportation and Local History Museum, in collaboration with Terry Sanford High School, is currently hosting a commemorative centennial exhibit through Nov. 30. The exhibit highlights 100 years of scholastic and social life at what is now Terry Sanford High School. Beginning ZLWK WKH ¿UVW JUDGXDWLQJ FODVV RI &HQWUDO 6FKRRO LQ WKH YDULRXV ORFDWLRQV RI WKH VFKRRO DQG PRQXPHQWDO experiences of students there have helped shape our community. This nostalgic look back at a century of high school days in our city will certainly remind us all of that pivotal time in every student's life. The Fayetteville Area Transportation and Local History Museum is located at 325 Franklin St. in Historic Downtown Fayetteville. Admission is free. The museum is open to the public Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, call (910) 433-1457, 1458 or 1944, or visit www.cityoffayetteville.org. WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM