Name/Title
Mount Baldhead Observation Deck drawingEntry/Object ID
2025.32.01Scope and Content
Photocopy of an architect's preliminary rendering of an observation deck repurposed from the Mount Baldhead Gap-Filler Radar Annex radome.
Side one of the photocopy is a sketch of the proposed Mount Baldhead observation deck as seen from across the river. The drawing is label as the work of John Suhr, Architect, 857-1548 and dated 7/97.
Side two of the photocopy, dated 8/97, has a list of ten notes supporting the proposed reuse. The plan includes an "open" elevator on the tower and an inclined lift installed next to the staircase.Context
A late 1990s proposal to reuse the radar installation. Item was from of a collection of papers saved by Ron and Bonnie Wilkins of Wilkins Hardware.Collection
Cold War 1947-1991Cataloged By
Winthers, SallyAcquisition
Accession
2025.32Source or Donor
Wilkins, Ronald "Ron"Acquisition Method
Donation, unconditionalArchive Details
Date(s) of Creation
circa Jul 1997 - circa Aug 1997Location
Box
076 Parks and CemeteriesRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Mount Baldhead Gap-Filler Radar Annex 1956-present, Mount Baldhead Dune/ParkGeneral Notes
Note
John Suhr is an Architect - Retired at John Suhr based in Fresno, California. John received a Diploma degree from McCallie School and a Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.) from University of Michigan.
https://www.zoominfo.com/p/John-Suhr/33228838Create Date
November 19, 2025Update Date
November 19, 2025
