For the last five years I have been advocating for the landings on Lehigh Parkway's Double Stairwell to be repaired. I have recently learned that the city is holding off until a consultant for the Trexler Trust makes a recommendation about which kind of mortar mix the mason contractor should use. This is truly a case where the perfect is the enemy of the good. Flagstone patios and landings need to be repaired about every twenty years. Because leaking water can undermine the structure and steps, it is much more important that the repairs are done in a timely fashion, than exactly which cement composition is utilized.
A personal mission of mine is to advocate for the preservation of our remaining WPA structures, we have already lost several. If in the course of this mission I offend any city officials and/or Trexler Trust members, while I apologize for that, I have no regrets about pursuing the mission.
The picture above showing the deteriorated top landing of the Stair Structure is five years old. It and the landings below have only further degraded, and are in immediate need of repair.
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