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Fairfield Center woman relates story of historic hotel
by Outspoken on Tue Oct 23, 2007 8:45 pm
Fairfield Center woman relates story of historic hotel on YouTube Web site
By DOUG HARLOW
Staff Writer Morning Sentinel
FAIRFIELD -- Kerri Davis of Fairfield Center is something of a visionary these days.
The 2002 graduate of Lawrence High School has set her sights on the former Gerald Hotel on Main Street, looking to the past for inspiration and to the future for help preserving the old place.
Davis, 23, pieced together old and new photographs of the Gerald for two videos posted on the popular Internet Web site YouTube for a nostalgic look at the hotel, once the most elegant in New England.
"I think now I actually made these videos because the Gerald seems kind of like home to me," Davis said. "It feels like my sanctuary if you will. I consider it to be a proud building.
"It's really neat to be able to walk up the same stairs that my ancestors did a hundred years ago when the building was brand-new. There was a lot of love and consideration put into the building when it was being built, and people seem to forget those qualities when constructing nowadays."
http://morningsentinel.mainetoday.com/news/local/4368336.html
The Gerald Hotel (Part 1): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOVrpo0qt2o
The Gerald Hotel (Part 2): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOVrpo0qt2o
By DOUG HARLOW
Staff Writer Morning Sentinel
FAIRFIELD -- Kerri Davis of Fairfield Center is something of a visionary these days.
The 2002 graduate of Lawrence High School has set her sights on the former Gerald Hotel on Main Street, looking to the past for inspiration and to the future for help preserving the old place.
Davis, 23, pieced together old and new photographs of the Gerald for two videos posted on the popular Internet Web site YouTube for a nostalgic look at the hotel, once the most elegant in New England.
"I think now I actually made these videos because the Gerald seems kind of like home to me," Davis said. "It feels like my sanctuary if you will. I consider it to be a proud building.
"It's really neat to be able to walk up the same stairs that my ancestors did a hundred years ago when the building was brand-new. There was a lot of love and consideration put into the building when it was being built, and people seem to forget those qualities when constructing nowadays."
http://morningsentinel.mainetoday.com/news/local/4368336.html
The Gerald Hotel (Part 1): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOVrpo0qt2o
The Gerald Hotel (Part 2): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOVrpo0qt2o
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