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November 21, 2009

By Patrick Anderson The Gloucester Daily Times Sat Nov 21, 2009, 05:35 AM EST

Developer Mac Bell this morning continues his case for mixed-use development on the Gloucester waterfront, specifically the former Clarence Birdseye factory, with a retrospective on the city's "cheek-by-jowl" glory years.

During a 9 a.m. City Hall event put on by Bell's team, antiquarian book dealer Gregor Gibson will give a presentation on Gloucester before the onset of urban renewal projects in the mid-20th century.

"The place was teeming with diversity, teeming with industrial, commercial and residential activity revolving around fresh fish," Bell said. "Living cheek by jowl was one of the things that operators of urban renewal loathed. Now I am looking at cheek by jowl."

After Gibson's presentation on the history of the waterfront, Bell's team plans to talk about the current regulatory and zoning environment and then make the case for adding a mix of uses to the now underutilized Birds Eye site, which he purchased this year.

Free cider and tours will be available at the Birds Eye building after the presentation is over.

"We need to get people comfortable with the fact that downtown and the waterfront is all about diversity and multi use," Bell said. "How do we create diversity and vitality and bring back a population base."

Patrick Anderson can be reached at 978-283-7000, x3455, or via e-mail at panderson@gloucestertimes.com

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