Articles by Tom McCord
Bangor slowly rediscovers the value of its past
BANGOR, Maine - Christina Baker remembers bundling her 3-year-old daughter into the car on the morning of May 23, 1975, and rushing down to Valley Avenue in Bangor, ready to stop a bulldozer.
Two …
On the Threshold: The Story of Bangor’s Urban Renewal
It was hot, very hot, on Aug. 7, 1971, when newlyweds Mike and Della Gleason checked into a hotel in downtown Bangor.
A vote for modern: The story of Bangor’s urban renewal
On a warm June night in 1964, nearly 800 people crowded into the auditorium of Bangor’s 70-year-old City Hall on Hammond Street for a heart-wrenching discussion about their community’s future.
On the Threshold: The Story of Bangor’s Urban Renewal, Part 1
Maybe it was the racing ostriches at Bass Park.
Or the fabulous Dancing Waters, the 800-pound birthday cake, the 25,000 people craning their necks on Main Street to see the Paul Bunyan parade.
Or maybe it was the Packers-Giants exhibition game or the New Year’s Eve bonfire crackling with 13,000 Christmas trees.
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