I was using Gary as a generic rather than specific example that is representitive of alot of stations that were once a community gathering place or in smaller communities, the social heart of them. What is heartening is to see just how many are actually being restored..as community centers...the restoration in Aberdeen, is particularly interesting as they are restoring the canteen where they as a community fed the troops going off to WW2..my dad among them. My brother in law is a psychiatrist who tells me that there is a psychological dissassociation at play as alot of areas become carbon copies of each other with the exact same franchises, the exact same malls,,,in other words regional character had become diluted to the point of surrealism. One positive note I do belong to The National trust for Historic Preservation and they have some great programs in place....Restore America is one of them...Home and Garden TV has invested in America as a community to the tune of several million dollars.
HGTV's Restore America
This month's Restore America site: The Wauregan Hotel, Norwich, CT
HGTV's Restore America is a multi-million dollar public affairs initiative by Home & Garden Television to support the National Trust and preservation efforts throughout America. This national campaign to raise awareness of preservation will recognize restoration efforts at twelve sites all over the country.
For 2006-2007, HGTV's Restore America initiative has awarded grants ranging from $25,000 to $100,000 to fund twelve community revitalization projects. The Restore America grants are intended to further the restoration or rehabilitation of a historic structure for residential use in an effort to spur community revitalization. Grants may be used for professional services fees or bricks and mortar expenses. Each site will be saluted with public service announcements broadcast on HGTV.
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