Much of the city's fresh face is the result of a $400,000 investment from the state in a mid-1990's beautification project.
In fact, some storeowners fear the beautification project has made their problems worse.
Evidently the merchants' association or the town council was engaged in a beautification project.
A large beautification project for the city is in course of being completed.
After the war the Society re-focused on its beautification projects.
Like many towns, Somerville started with a beautification project as a way to show immediate results that benefited everyone.
Next spring, he said, Bridgeport will start a beautification project, include expanding the parking lot.
The construction of a theater, park, garden and some other beautification projects has not yet been finished.
Houston spent nearly $20 million on civic beautification projects in advance of the summit.
Notably in 1945 a beautification project was initiated by a neighbor of the school.