As I was driving down Route 27 in Mystic a short time ago, I was taken aback thinking that the Stonington Planning and Zoning folks allowed a Home Depot to be built right in the middle of a historic section of town. Upon further inspection, I realized it was just the new signs being installed at The Mystic Seaport.

I don't mean to disparage Home Depot in any way, shape or fashion, as I love that store and am a regular customer. But the bright orange signs at the Seaport are clearly out of place in the community and do not identify with the culture and ethos of a venerable organization such as the Seaport. I question the need for re-branding (and the group of folks that bought into this ludicrous bill of goods)

I suspect that my new membership cards will also contain this gaudy logo and I hope that when I visit the museum I don't confuse these with my hardware store credit card. Please, I implore you, reconsider and trash this "highway caution sign" art deco look and return to the dignified Americana logo that so aptly identified with my beloved Seaport. 

Bruce W. Falcone

Mystic