Some things never change. The only constant is change.
Those 2 adages — which, like so many, sound completely contradictory — are expressed well in this fascinating photo:
The Post Road looks much as it does today. There’s traffic, stores, even the same trees, buildings and vistas.
But back when this photo was taken, the Post Road was called State Street. The shops and automobiles were different.
Look closely at the biggest building. That’s not even the Fine Arts Theater. In those days, it was called “Fine Arts Photoplay.”
Since 1999, of course, that property has been Restoration Hardware.
That may change too. Word on the street — State, Post Road, US 1, whatever you call it — is that the upscale home furnishings shop is slated to close.
If that rumor is true, I’ve got the perfect tenant. The Westport Cinema Initiative could convert it into — ta da! — a movie theater.