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Life and Death of the Skinner Coffee House
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If you drive down Main Street today, you won't find any remnants of the Skinner Coffee House. The dump trucks carted away the last brick more than a year and a half ago. The tiny meadow that sprang up in its wake has been paved over. Now a handsome wrought-iron fence stands along the old foundation, and the parishioners of the Greek Orthodox church next door use it as a parking lot.
Life in South Holyoke and the Flats goes on. Every morning, Sullivan (now in his fifth term) gets dressed, goes over his schedule in his head, and prepares for another day of confronting the challenges of his city. Krupczynski continues to meet with community and business leaders, trying to locate the next opportunity before it's too late. Holyoke's struggle against poverty and neglect continues unabated.
Across New England this fight happens every day. Our mill towns are battling to turn back the tide and improve their present, ensure their future, and preserve their past. But they can't do it alone. So go ahead and take a trip down Main Street someday -- before it's just a road through a meadow. Maybe you'll see something worth saving.
See the Skinner renovation drawings and video.
Can these treasures be saved?
The Grumman-St. John House
Norwalk, Connecticut
Nathan Clifford School
Portland, Maine
University of Massachusetts Campus
Amherst, Massachusetts
Robert Frost Farm
Derry, New Hampshire
St. Ann's Church, Woonsocket
Woonsocket, Rhode Island
Lake Champlain Bridge
Chimney Point, Vermont
Reader Comments
Comment from Martin Kaplan on March 23, 2008
I was born in Tarrytown,NY and it was named the United Nations a premier town in the USA WWII.
Mr. Blandings dream house was built there
When URBAN DEVELOPMENT came. Tarrytown is shown as an example on HOW NOT TO DO URBAN DEVELOPMENT.
These articles on the historic places seem like they are destined for the same.
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