Archive for August 27th, 2012

A City plagued by trash

Walking around downtown early Saturday morning, I was impressed by the state of cleanliness in the sections I traversed. UML Professor and Centralville resident Bob Forrant had a far different experience on a lengthy weekend walk through several neighborhoods. Bob posted the following on “Innovative Cities: Lowell” Facebook page, which…

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Civil War Lowell

A group of historically minded individuals from Andover who had previously participated in one of my tours of Lowell Cemetery, asked me to give a walking tour of “Civil War Lowell.” We met this past Saturday at the National Park Visitor Center on Market Street and spent 90 minutes walking…

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