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WHALE, the Trust for Public Lands and the 1772 Foundation are creating an interactive map of the Places that Matter to the people of New Bedford
In 2023, WHALE will begin construction on THREE new projects. This is incredibly exciting for us since we’ve been working on these projects for years.
Places that Matter: New Bedford project will identify and map places that are historically and culturally important, and we need to learn what places matter to you.
It’s hard to describe the conditon of the Zeiterion Theater when WHALE undertook it’s restoration in 1981. After years of neglect, it was derelict, decrepit, and in shambles. Demolition was likely.
WHALE is honored to receive a $1.05 million grant from City of New Bedford’s Housing Expansion Initiative, announced April 1, 2022.
The Waterfront Historic Area League (WHALE) is hosting a virtual community conversation on our Neighborhood Revitalization Program for community stakeholders.
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