Post by aneaglesangel on Jul 28, 2009 13:50:08 GMT -5
My heart has been hurting over one of my most favorite places in the world....the New Bedford Armory. I felt a connection to the Sergeant, who fondly calls me "Red" and I really felt for him, who seemed to be stuck there because of his act of suicide. I was never able to track down much information on him, it appears that the military may have "erased" him from the records. The wonderful men who once worked in the building gave me some great contact information to track him down, yet, when I contacted this person, they couldn't find him either. Suicide in the military, especially back then, was frowned upon.
Over the winter and spring as I'd drive by the building, my heart would cringe. People had been breaking windows. My son told me that teenagers bragged about breaking into the building on dares and I worried that one of them would get hurt. The roof had caved in and I don't know how strong the inside structure is due to this. I would drive by and speak to the Sergeant. I'd ask him why he didn't just scare the people off to protect his building, and I'd wonder if he was still there. It made me so sad to see the vandalism that was going on, I feel as if a part of me has attached to that building. But then again, I'm known for becoming emotionally involved with my ghosts.
Then a couple of days ago, I drove by the Armory and saw a wondrous thing!! The windows had been boarded up, to protect the remaining glass, which was probably original glass, antique, in other words, like the building itself. I noticed men on the roof and a crane lifting supplies up to them. My heart leaped at the thought of someone repairing the building! Could the fight between the city and the state over this building be over? I wondered. I never cared much for what the city or the state thought about it, I only saw the results. The building was in a state of disrepair that was inexcusable in my eyes, this is a piece of history here, regardless of whether a ghost I've grown to respect resides there or not. So it is with hope in my heart that I see that something is being done to protect this building that has a fond spot in my mind. I am going to hope and pray that the repairs will go on to fix the huge hole in the roof and the water damage inside will cease. I hope that any New Bedford residents who care about the heritage and history of a city that was once proud and a hub of industry will take note as to what is happening to the building. It's sometimes up to us to protect the things that matter, so I ask, if anyone sees any suspicious activity going on at the Armory, please report it to the police. Not only are you protecting the building, but you may be saving lives. The building is in a bad state of disrepair at the moment and entering it is probably very dangerous, especially in the dark of night!
So I will go with hope that the building is finally being repaired and maybe if we're lucky, maybe someday we'll be able to enter it and see the Sergeant's home first hand. Maybe we'll even be lucky enough to meet him and understand why he's still there, after all these years!
Over the winter and spring as I'd drive by the building, my heart would cringe. People had been breaking windows. My son told me that teenagers bragged about breaking into the building on dares and I worried that one of them would get hurt. The roof had caved in and I don't know how strong the inside structure is due to this. I would drive by and speak to the Sergeant. I'd ask him why he didn't just scare the people off to protect his building, and I'd wonder if he was still there. It made me so sad to see the vandalism that was going on, I feel as if a part of me has attached to that building. But then again, I'm known for becoming emotionally involved with my ghosts.
Then a couple of days ago, I drove by the Armory and saw a wondrous thing!! The windows had been boarded up, to protect the remaining glass, which was probably original glass, antique, in other words, like the building itself. I noticed men on the roof and a crane lifting supplies up to them. My heart leaped at the thought of someone repairing the building! Could the fight between the city and the state over this building be over? I wondered. I never cared much for what the city or the state thought about it, I only saw the results. The building was in a state of disrepair that was inexcusable in my eyes, this is a piece of history here, regardless of whether a ghost I've grown to respect resides there or not. So it is with hope in my heart that I see that something is being done to protect this building that has a fond spot in my mind. I am going to hope and pray that the repairs will go on to fix the huge hole in the roof and the water damage inside will cease. I hope that any New Bedford residents who care about the heritage and history of a city that was once proud and a hub of industry will take note as to what is happening to the building. It's sometimes up to us to protect the things that matter, so I ask, if anyone sees any suspicious activity going on at the Armory, please report it to the police. Not only are you protecting the building, but you may be saving lives. The building is in a bad state of disrepair at the moment and entering it is probably very dangerous, especially in the dark of night!
So I will go with hope that the building is finally being repaired and maybe if we're lucky, maybe someday we'll be able to enter it and see the Sergeant's home first hand. Maybe we'll even be lucky enough to meet him and understand why he's still there, after all these years!