Downtown – New Brunswick, New Jersey
The street was closed with temporary barriers to allow for tents and outdoor dining while the COVID-19 pandemic was still going on.
The New Brunswick Performing Arts Center is a multi-story building that rose near the State Theater. The different scales of buildings is clearly on display with the two story terra cotta building looking minuscule compared to the base and power of the NBPAC.
Utility box covers serve a double function, bringing an aesthetic and placemaking function while helping to highlight notable African American pianist and composer, James Price Johnson.
Visit – August 2021
Later in the season the temporary street barriers and tents are still present. The New Brunswick Heart Festival on August 14 that year featured music, crafts, interactive art, family-friendly activities, theater tours, and more.
The former National Bank of New Brunswick building is a handsome skyscraper with a three story base, four floors above this, and one final upper level above the intermediate cornice and below the modillions and cornice at the top.
One final view of Salt shows how during the time of COVID-19, how regulations were eased and buildings could extend into the street. This did not have advantages of being able to circulate air as it was an enclosed space. The materials are intentionally distressed to underscore the temporary nature of this structure.
Visit to State Theater – November 2021
The digital marquee out front creates a sense of excitement as is customizable for different acts that are playing at the State Theater.
Inside the details around the stage are fairly modest.
Looking up there is a handsome chandelier with twelve lights around it and a star pattern.
Visit in November 2023
A return visit gave us a chance to see the musical Chicago with front row seats. This made for a very memorable evening.
Visit in July 2024
Another year brought temporary barriers and street closing in 2024.
A few blocks away the Helix is rising near the train station, providing a space for high-tech and medical businesses to locate in downtown New Brunswick.
Visit in September 2024
