1) After reading Salmon’s Main Street in conjunction with the downtown Cheney mini-tour, do
you find her concept relatively obvious to the untrained citizen? Or do you feel the outward appearance of “hometowns”
goes unnoticed by the majority of those living in it, even those born and
raised? What implications does your
answer suggest?
2) In Kyvig and Marty's Nearby History: Exploring
the Past Around You, what is "nearby history" and how is it applicable to onlookers trying to learn about their hometown?
3) In Wikipedia’s description of Ghost Signs, it is stated that owners of
structures with ghost signs on them are asked by conservationists to keep and
preserve the signs. When such
advertisements display unapproved social activities, such as promoting tobacco
products, alcohol, and signs that state 'White Help Only', is it acceptable to
strongly urge owners to keep those advertisements up, as well as self-fund
their preservation?
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4) In Barry’s In
a City Fighting Blight, ‘Ghost Signs’ as Portals to a Bygone Era, our
author describes ghost signs as “expired expressions of commercialism”, and
comments on his assertion that these signs express “little care for art or
posterity.” But he goes on to point out that onlookers are intrigued with them
and find great interest in them. Do you
think that in a city that is trying to reface and rebuild, they should be
forced to preserve the signs, or say goodbye and clean them up, as with the case of
Highland Park? Are there solutions that
meet in the middle?
5) Jones’ What
are Ghost Signs? and his photography depict a great deal of interest in
ghost signs, suggesting that others’ interest is peeked as well, only once the
signs are pointed out to them. Do you
agree with Jones on what makes particular ghost signs more interesting than
others? And do you agree with him that
ghost signs in no way should be restored or recreated?
6) In the Jefferson County Historical Society
publication A Survey of Port Townsend’s
Ghost Signs and Murals, do you think the work done to depict the importance
of preserving ghost signs, as opposed to restoring or even destroying them, does
a suitable job in emphasizing the historical, cultural and societal
significance of ghost signs? How do you
feel about the presentation of this report?
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