I am struck by the mayors behind the podium, my gosh it was like the night of the living dead, no young blood other than the young turk speaking.
It kind of screams as to the lack of vibrancy of the MA, CT and NY economies, any young-in with half a brain has left already....
I am also a former Baystater who left the ancestral sod a long time ago. The place is beautiful and full of history, but also very dead in the present.
Here is a point of contrast. In 1975, after the famous Red Sox vs Reds World Series, Carl Yastremski attended a rally on that very spot which I attended. I worked in the green, glass building on the other side of Main Street behind City Hall in the video. The Common was jammed to overflowing and Yaz promised that the Sox would be back next year. They weren’t. After the speech a line formed down Front Street and Main Street while Yaz retreated inside Home Federal Bank to sign autographs. After about 3 hours he broke for a sandwich and someone told him that he could leave if he wanted to. His answer was “No, I’m not leaving until every last person in line gets an autograph.” All of this was reported in the Worcester Telegram the next day. No wonder Red Sox fans loved the guy. As for the fake Indian Princess, not so much.