The countdown is here and we need YOUR VOTE more than ever!

"This Place Matters" is a NATIONAL CONTEST! and because of YOUR votes and support, at this time the placing of our entries is as follows:

Boyertown Library - 89th

Boyertown Crane Preservation - 101st

Boyertown State Theatre -106th

Voting ends on September 15th, (YES LESS THAN 2 DAYS!) please spread the word and VOTE!

The winner receives $25,000 for preservation or sustainability!

The voting process only allows one vote per email address....If you have MORE than ONE email address.....You can vote MORE than ONCE

What Boyertown Place Matters to You?
AND VOTE!

Boyertown Library is 89th

Thanks to the work of many industrious citizens, Boyertown, PA got its first library in 1989. Prior to that, people's only choice was driving 20 minutes to Pottstown or to the local high school library. Having a library in the center of the Boyertown school district made sense, and it met with instant success.

The library has moved twice since then to ever larger locations to accommodate the area's growing population and its growing demand for library services. It is currently located in the middle of the downtown and attracts over 70,000 visitors per year, many of whom then patronize other local businesses. So, in addition to its traditional role, the library also serves as an important economic partner to local businesses, and partners with them throughout the year for various community programs and events.
One third of all Boyertown Borough residents are active library card holders, a population percentage which very few, if any, other organizations can lay claim to. Libraries are places where people vote with their feet; if the library offers what the community wants and needs, people will keep coming back, and in Boyertown, they do.

Mark Sullivan

Boyertown Crane Preservation is 101

At this time, the property that the crane sits on does not represent the Boyertown community or meetBuilding a Better Boyertown's (BBB) mission. It is in the hopes of BBB to raise enough funds to complete this project and for BBB to maintain the property after completion.

BBB Design Committee member Adrianne Blank, a landscape architect, created a sketch of what the rail yard property could look like with restoration of the crane and other beautification initiatives on the property which includes a brick patio, walkway, ironworks, benches, and historical informational kiosks, creating a community green space for all to enjoy

Heather Oxenford

Boyertown State Theatre 106th

On December 7th 1912, patrons lined up to see "The Girl from the Country" and other "shorts" of the day.

The Lyric lent style and sophistication to a town desperate for enjoyment. Only four years earlier the town had been rocked by tragedy when the Rhoads Opera House had been destroyed by fire, and the loss of those 171 residents was still very fresh on the minds and hearts of Boyertonians at the time.

The Lyric was designed with the Rhoads fire in mind, and the theater was described in the local Boyertown Democrat as being "the most modern and safest plan of theatre yet passed upon by state authorities." Plans had called for an absolute fireproof structure as near as possible.

In late October 2008, the theater was purchased by Boyertown residents Dawn & Kevin Rhude, who continue to operate the theater as the State Theatre, offering feature films.

2010 -The Theatre has been transformed into a "Theatre of the Arts" featuring Movies, Plays, Dance & Music Productions and Community Events.
Lynn A. Gladieux - Dawn Hass Rhude

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The National Trust for Historic Preservation is hosting a "This Place Matters" photo contest in partnership with Fireman's Fund Insurance. The This Place Matters Community Challenge is on! Communities all over the country have identified historic sites worthy of support and BOYERTOWN needs YOUR HELP to choose your favorite submitted town location to win $25,000. Is Boyertown is UP TO THE CHALLENGE?

Voting is easy. Check out the Community Map to see every participating community and the places they've nominated; then read why they need your support. Browse all the pictures and stories before deciding to commit, because you only get to support ONE historic place (though we ALL know you will support your favorite Boyertown location).

The voting period ends September 15^th and the winner will be chosen by POPULAR VOTE, so Boyertown really needs to start clicking away for their favorite project!

Vote Today for Your Favorite Place that Matters in BOYERTOWN!

Due to BBB choosing three venues, there will be more than one dot in our town -- double-click on any section of the general area (please keep in mind that there are several Main Street Designations within the area, so you will have to ensure you are clicking on and voting for the right community and project) to zoom in and find that place that matters in YOUR community!

To view the This Place Matters map and VOTE, please visit the below link. Please follow the directions carefully, as the can be confusing.

http://my.preservationnation.org/site/PageNavigator/TPM_CC_Map

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For more information about Building a Better Boyertown and the Downtown Boyertown initiative, please contact Heather Oxenford, Building a Better Boyertown Main Street Manager.

manager@boyertownpa.org

610-360-3054