[Reader-list] Heritage Signage Disappearing

[Partha Dasgupta]

Hi Vishal,

a)   I think that the audio walk through with images is a brilliant idea,
      like a 'walk through' I can take on the net.

     If you're upto doing the website, and can give me the background info,
     I can go about creating blogs and the links to the site to make it a
higher
     hit site (and can handle the feedback forms, etc for the website if
you're
     uncomfortable or too busy for that part of the exercise.

b)  The reason I mentioned the 'guided walk' is the one I'd seen was by Arts
     students that walked us around old pubs and stores where they pointed
out
     the old signs and other 'on street displays'. Sure, we looked at the
rest of
     the architecture, etc (and drank some beer) but the tour was about
public
     displays and signs. Then again, had been fixed up by a friend so I
don't
     know if that's a regular and supportable exercise. Though I do believe
that
     Arts students (especially those who do Applied Arts) would be
interested
     in the tour and saving the signage.

Rgds, Partha
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On 9/18/07, Kath O'Donnell <aliak77 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Vishal, could you make your own audio tour for your site or ask the
> heritage sites to link to it also.
>
> in Jerusalem they have these - they're handy for people who like doing
> independant tours rather than with a group or who haven't had time to
> book the group tour. also you can listen at home to preview it. it
> could also be a podcast on your site - and people could look at the
> photos as well if they're not in bombay.
> eg http://www.jerusalemp3.com/ - there's a few here which are really good.
>
> since you seem to be the most passionate - perhaps you should be
> narrating the tour (or at least writing the script)? & maybe u could
> include snippets of the interviews you have with the artists or
> business owners etc for extra info.
>
> kath
>
>
> On 9/18/07, Vishal Rawlley <vishal.rawlley at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi Partha,
> >
> > Heritage walks in Mumbai do exist, see:
> http://www.bombayheritagewalks.com/
> >
> > But often heritage only includes architectural structures and historical
> > precincts. In the particular case that prompted me to re-visit the
> Typocity
> > project, an eighty year old sign was removed from the facade of a
> heritage
> > building because the former was not considered a part of heritage and
> was
> > thought to be corrupting the heritage value of the latter.
> >
>
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