[MassHistPres] small town graphics

[Julie Nardone]

Hello,
This is what I've mentioned a few times. Tie it to the economics. I gave a verbal presentation at a town meeting. No images. Spoken from the heart.
We also had a lot of historical walking tours to help beef up local pride.
Visit some of the town towns with the highest property values in Mass and take some photos if images are desired, they tend to have lovely streetscapes with historic buildings intact or infill that makes ascetic sense.
Resurfacing over what makes a town unique creates a town in Florida, although even towns in Florida are preserving their historical facades, even if they are midcentury modern, like parts of Orlando.
Does Hopkinton want to be unique or generic?
Mass is an interesting state. It has so much history that it doesn't truly cherish it and see the ties to economics and the heritage industry.
Go to other places in the country and history is booming!
Thanks
Julie NardoneEx- HC ChairAshland



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From: sally milne <urbanosally at gmail.com>
To: Roughan, Michael <Michael.Roughan at hdrinc.com>
Cc: MHC list <masshistpres at cs.umb.edu>
Sent: Mon, Feb 11, 2019 9:11 am
Subject: Re: [MassHistPres] small town graphics

He Mike et all.    You are describing our issues as well, apparently an increasing problem. I too would be interested in the answers.Sally UrbanoHarwich, Ma.

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On Feb 8, 2019, at 10:56 AM, Roughan, Michael <Michael.Roughan at hdrinc.com> wrote:



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D 617.357.7725M 617.784.6463

    
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