[Historical Portland Landmark Restorations]
1619.0055
Portland, Maine
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Reporter on Congress Street in Portland at Charles Q. Clapp Block flatiron building (old Hay's Drug Store) discusses whether or not public money should be used in restoring historical landmarks in Portland's Congress Square area. // Interview with man on preservation/restoration issues in Portland.
Footage of Portland's Charles Clapp Block flatiron building, shown as the Drug Store, surrounded by snow-covered streets while a voice over talks about a restoration project; an unidentified man who says he is interested in the preservation and restoration of buildings talks about public interest in such projects generally, and then talks about the kinds of considerations for profitability; in a standup, reporter Kathleen Bachman [?] says Landmarks spent $10,000 to shore-up the building, and has requested additional government funding to help;
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