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- Username: [redacted]
- Location: Arlington, MA
- Joined PRX: Dec 05, 2003
Piece Information
- "X-Town"
- Summary: This is a short documentary about people who lived in four Massachusetts towns that were destroyed to make way for a reservoir.
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Review of X-Town
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Posted on February 05, 2004 at 05:39 PM
i lived in western massachusetts for a number of years and read, saw and listened to a number of pieces about the "lost towns of the quabbin." this was one of the best. it has a great mix of voices, and i did like sean's reflection on the price that folks out there had to pay so he can drink his tap water today so many miles away. one thing i did find lacking was a journey to the place - would have loved to hear a tour of one of the "dirt holes" with a former resident or a walk down one of the old roads. but perhaps that's to come in one of the longer pieces now in the works. looking forward to them.