In her song “Big Yellow Taxi,” Joni Mitchell delivered this clarion call: “that you don’t know what you’ve got ‘till it’s gone.” While her lyrics mean different things to different people, her message of conservation and preservation remains as relevant as ever. I think of her message in the context of Wallingford, as a call for those who love and cherish this neighborhood, as I do, to take stock of what we have and advocate for its preservation.
This May, Historic Wallingford launched the Wallingford Historic District Feasibility Study to be directed by preservation consultant Northwest Vernacular, with financial support …
