But some things have reinforced the town's historic identity.
Investment and law firms had little to do with the historic identity of the place.
My feeling is that the historic identity of the community is a positive thing.
They already fear that the city is losing its historic identity.
The Tirailleurs Sénégalais lost their distinctive historic identity during this process.
Only the Guards regiments retain their historic separate identities.
Sculptures have been a key a source of rendering the historic identity of the ancient Bangladesh.
Only one famous line has managed to retain its historic identity: the Union Pacific, perhaps the greatest railroad of all.
There's no historic identity, no schools, hospitals, government centers, libraries.
Decades of decline could not erase Harlem's historic black identity.