Featured Place
Goldsboro, North Carolina
When we relaunched our This Place Matters campaign for 2009, we challenged you to start a national conversation about the places that matter – big and small – all across the country. One town, a Main Street community in North Carolina, took this challenge and ran with it!
The Downtown Goldsboro Development Corporation (DGDC) has used the This Place Matters campaign to celebrate the role that historic preservation has played in the revitalization of their community by creating and distributing over 500 different posters featuring thirty-two buildings, community structures, and houses that matter in Downtown Goldsboro.
By getting the participation of community members and local businesses in selecting and photographing these places, the DGDC was able to create excitement and enthusiasm for the preservation of their downtown and in the surrounding residential areas while highlighting the value that these places add to the community. “The simplicity of the statement This Place Matters holds so many meanings,” Director Julie Thompson said, exemplifying the attitude that this campaign seeks to spead. “These places are part of the town’s eco-system and are an important part of our heritage.”
See all of the posters of Downtown Goldsboro in this slideshow:
