A collection of comments both near and far.
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Kawai - Sept. 2008
The Mill is a valuable piece of America's heritage. I will never
understand why developers buy historically significant property, then
act surprised when folks object to demolition.
The [Patriot ]Ledger's coverage of this issue seems quite slanted, implicating the Town for not giving in to the demands of a bottom-line business that freely admits to the Boston Globe "We're here to make some money. We're in real estate development and that is what we do...." (June 8, 2008). If I lived in Canton, I'd be at that Town Meeting on Wednesday. I hope that the citizens of Canton will go to the meeting and get involved to work out a compromise that will save its historic treasures.
Who would really want to live on a brown field. Canton has the lovely reputation of having super fund sites thanks to old industries. The Dyes from Neponset Mills, Mr. Deutschman's Radio Shack landfill, and now Revere Copper works. But that is no reason to tear down history, yet another example of corporate greed at its best. Let's build it and expose our kids to god know what. Knock knock!! WAKE UP!!!  I can hear Paul now, " THE BULLDOZERS ARE COMING ,THE BULLDOZERS ARE COMING!
I have been informed about the upcoming meeting to decide whether or
not to demolish the remaining buildings. I previously expressed my
horror that such a thing would even be considered at all. Even though I
live in California, most of my forebears were from the Canton area and
many are still there. It is appalling to me that people appear to care
more about their wallets than they do about their history. Please
prevent this from happening!
I cannot understand why this should even be an
issue. How could anyone even want to destroy such an historic
landmark. Paul Revere was such an important player in America's fight for
freedom that the demolition of his mill would be a horrible
travesty.
Please, for the sake of American history past,
present, and future, SAVE THE MILL! Michael
I am especially grateful to you for your efforts to rescue the Revere Denise
It was through one of my internet searches recently that I discovered the issue with the Revere
buildings, and although I understand a citizen's right to develop his or her
property, I am appalled at the insensitivity of Mr. Napleton to the historic
value of these buildings. I will continue help as much as I can from afar, and I
welcome any additional information which you can provide. Thank you so much for trying to save these
buildings. Sincerely, MaryOhio
Gentlemen and Ladies: The historic and intrinsic value of our country is embedded within the structures our forefathers erected in order to carry forth their work. Should we allow these edifices to be destroyed in the name of progress? I say, "NO!" True, I have never visited your fair city. In fact I would need to look at a map in order to give you directions from Ohio. I do not feel this is an issue. The issue is: how long before the structures of historic importance are considered extinct? Imagine the White House, the Supreme Court Building, Montecello, Mount Vernon, the Battlefield at Gettysburg, or the Cemetery at Arlington being plowed under for the sake of progress and new developments. The monetary value is soon lost in such developments and will never be recouped. The historic value can never be measured and the price of it's destruction will be forever borne by the generations to follow. I implore you to consider the cost in historic value and national pride versus the gains (?) in monetary value. SAVE THE MILLS!! Thank you for your consideration. Brian Middletown, Ohio
I just heard about this from a cousin in Ohio. This
is outrageous! Please stop the Napleton concern fron destroying those buildings
and prevent them from building dense housing. Please! Gretchen Santa Barbara CA
When my husband worked at Plymouth Rubber
back in 1953 he said there were only 2 buildings left and there was a plaque
saying Paul Revere Foundry on one of the buildings. And if I am not
mistaken Plymouth Rubber did some construction work back in the 1940's. I
remember sitting in a high school window and watching what was going on.
Course this was one of the windows in the back on the 2nd
floor. I don't know who this man is but he sure
in Hell is not an American, but just a money hungry so called ..... and should
be run out of town. Just who does he think he is!! I was born in Norwood but my parents were
living in Canton in 1931 and I went to the Elliot school, Revere school and the
old High School as did my father and his siblings back in the 1920's. My
grandparents were married in Sharon but lived in Canton on Prospect St. My
grandmother had a little store across from what is now the Dean S. Luce school
and gramps was a conductor on the trolley from Canton on down to
Mattapan! I was married in Canton and my kids went
to school in Canton until we moved to ugh! NH I was in Canton on the Sat. you
celebrated Canton Days. We had a memorial for my father who died Sept 19th
and said he would have enjoyed having it on that day. LOL Oh ya he was 101
when he died. When I was there I couldn't believe that
Canton had become a city!! We got lost trying to find our way around. But
to let this man do this is unconscionable. boycott the building and don't
letworkers go in. Oh I know newcomers and foreigners could
care less. There has to be a bit of Revere property
left to put those buildings on. I am even going to sign my name. I
am so disgusted!! Dorothy
Hello, Yesterday, January 10, 2008 I had the pleasure of driving my mother to
Canton. You see it was her 91st birthday and she wanted to see the place of her
birth. Although I have been to Canton, it was the first time I had accompanied my
mother and I am 60 years. Among the places she requested to see besides Canton Junction, the cemetery
and what is left of the "White Farm" on Chapman Street, she wanted to go to the
Plymouth Rubber Company. What a shock for her. We tried to drive in, but were stopped and told that it had been sold. My
grandfather was an engineer at the company, starting there in 1910, and mother
had wanted to show me his office beside the falls. Now she has a million questions. So today I came across your website and I
will show it to her over the weekend. (She is computer literate at 91). We shall educate ourselves and watch the developments in Canton.
Congratulations to you for helping to make the public aware of the wonderful
history that exists in Canton and it is the public's duty to speak out. Sincerely, Cynthia
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