Mayor's Conference on Historic Preservation
City Hall
155 Deer Hill Avenue
Danbury, Connecticut 06810
MAIN STREET REVITALIZATION:
BUILDING ON A SHARED HERITAGE
May 16, 1980
MAYOR'S CONFERENCE ON
HISTORIC PRESERVATION
May 16, 1980
Palace Theater
Danbury, Connecticut
Jim Jeffry
BUILDING ON A SHARED HERITAGE
In the last decade, cities all over the nation have taken on
new life. The key to this re-birth has been the recognition that
the greatest asset of any c ommunity is its u nique historical
character. Downtowns, traditionally the center of u rban life,
have regained their prominence b y m aximizing their assets—
large numbers of sturdy, attractive buildings that embody the
accomplishments of the past. Forward-looking cities have
adapted these older quality structures to fulfill contemporary
economic, social, and c ultural needs.
partnership t o r evitalize downtown w ill b e p resented. S uch
critical issues as the f inancial benefits of a daptive r e-use, the
importance o f c ultural p lanning, a nd the t echniques o f s timulating retail activity will be discussed. G uest speakers and
others with experience i n h istoric p reservation, c ommunity
organization, architectural design, f inance, a nd m arketing will
be a vailable t o a nswer y our q uestions.
Sponsor:
The purpose of the M ayor's Conference on Historic Preservation is to help the people of Danbury plan for the 1980's,
certain to be a crucial decade. Business, government, and
civic leaders will enlarge our perspective by showing what
other cities, similar in size to D anbury, have done to capitalize
on their architectural and historic strengths. Creative
approaches to the process of p utting together a p ublic-private
City of D anbury
James E . D yer, Mayor
Cooperating:
D anbury Preservation Trust
Danbury Scott-Fanton M useum
and H istorical Society
Danbury D owntown C ouncil
Greater Danbury Chamber of Commerce
MAIN STREET REVITALIZATION: Building on a Shared Heritage
PROGRAM
8:45 a.m.
Registration, Lobby, Palace Theater
Coffee, B alcony foyer
12:15 p.m.
Music b y the "Palace G uardsmen"
9:15 a. m.
Welcome and Introduction
1:30 p. m.
Dr. Herbert J anick, Western Connecticut
State College
President. D anbury Preservation Trust
10:00 a. m.
Luncheon Speaker (at Palace Theater)
A. T appan Wilder, Staff Director
Partners f or L ivable Places, W ashington, D.C.
James E . D yer, Mayor
City o f D anbury
9:30 a.m.
Lunch
Brass Jail Restaurant, 1 41 M ain Street
(Constructed in 1907 by D avid Charles,
a L ebanese immigrant, a nd used f or m any
years as a grocery s tore.)
"The E conomics of A menities"
2:15 p.m.
Film, "Main Street"
Produced b y the N ational T rust f or
Historic P reservation
DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION:
A PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP
Moderator: D rew Painter, First Vice President,
State N ational B ank; Chairman, G reater D anbury
Chamber of C ommerce; Community Task Force
WHY SAVE MAIN STREET?
Moderator: Stephen A . C ollins
Editorial Director, Danbury News-Times
John B ullard, Director, Waterfront Historic District,
New B edford, Massachusetts
Wayne L inker, E xecutive Director
Connecticut T rust f or H istoric Preservation
3:30 p.m.
"Danbury's Main Street", A Visual Essay
William D evlin, D anbury Preservation Trust
William A . C ollins, Mayor
Citv of N orwalk
Registration Information:
Cost of registration is $5.00 per person (includes luncheon.)
All registrations m ust be received by May 12. Please make checks
payable to Danbury Preservation Trust and mail with form below to:
Preservation Conference
City Hall
155 Deer H ill A venue
Danbury, CT 06810
Registration Form:
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