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Picture the “Whaling City” within the days of Melville’s Moby Dick, busy streets lined with shops and counting houses; docks bursting with the activities of whalers. New Bedford is the setting and Not Just Anywhere is the triumphant story of the preservation of this wealthy slice of New England history.
Fascinating reading for any individual serious about historic preservation, architecture, urban studies, or regional history, Not Just Anywhere looks at some of the challenging restoration projects ever attempted in New England – the creation of a living, working museum in our city streets. Readers will find out how individuals and a company referred to as WHALE banded together throughout the onslaught of urban renewal and inner city demolition, to forestall the bulldozers and preserve a city’s unique architectural history.