Thursday, March 15, 2007

Video Tour: Downtown Springfield, MA

A brief video tour of some of the buildings along Court Square and Main Street in Springfield, Massachusetts. As a few folks know, I'm a big fan of old, well designed buildings, and Springfield has a bunch of them. This is a short video, about 4 minutes long.





Too many times in this day-and-age, builders focus far too much on economy over aesthetics. How many times have we driven along and seen these large, square, flat buildings and houses, completely devoid of any style or uniqueness? It's something that older cities like Springfield need to keep a careful balance of - creating the new while retaining the old. These historical buildings lend well to the character of these cities, and in many cases are a part of their souls.


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2 Comments:

At 12:24 PM, Blogger Bill Dusty said...

Thanks for checking out the video. I'll try to fit everyone/everything in eventually! ;-)

 
At 8:55 PM, Blogger Shelly said...

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Thanks, Shelly

 

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