I hereby propose that some entity, be it the city, chamber or NED, should partner up with the Daily News to provide a Port in Progress Path, or perhaps a Path to Progress.
Here's what it would entail. Taking the various photos, articles and content offered throughout the Port in Progress series (which offered a detailed history of the saving and restoring of some of downtown) and turning them into displays to be attached to the side of our historic buildings.
For example, the first installment on the Arthur Page building--including photos of the building prior to the renovation--would be affixed to the side of the building itself, along with a summary of the article. This would give visitors and resident an idea of just how much work had been done to restore the downtown.
The exhibit could go even further and pay homage to the parts of the downtown that didn't survive the process.
I suspect some will suggest this is gimmicky, but I really do think the past 40 years brought some exciting changes to the city. It might be nice to remind and educate folks about that from time-to-time.
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I think its a great idea and it would be educational to all locals and tourists as well. I also like the idea of a very large screen TV somewhere on a Market Sq building. IMO it could be a real community spirit enabler and big tourism draw.
Can you imagine summer evenings with people hanging out and watching the Red Sox? Or fall afternoons watching the Patriots play? Or the Kentuckey Derby in early May?
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