On 1/18/2010 4:37 PM, Mary wrote:
> BP is a Third Place. It's not vanishing any time soon!
> http://www.plannersweb.com/wfiles/w184.html
Mary,

Wow, this is cool.

BP started up w/ a confluence of factors but one of them was that about 
that time I was reading Bowling Alone.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowling_Alone This seems to have become a 
classic in the field of social community.
It also came about,  in my mind, as an experiment in development of 
virtual community. The subscribers have shaped the vessel.
Though it has always remained a small group over time it has had some 
very interesting and usually positive results.
It has never been just about old buildings, it is a whole lot about 
sustaining our human spirits with a common interest in heritage spaces.
Even for the background lurkers.

Probation?

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