Reinventing Brunswick
What happens when a navy town loses its base?
By Virginia Wright, Photograph by Michele Stapleton
Low rolling thunder precedes the aircraft's appearance behind the Victorian mansions that face Brunswick's town green. With its bulky profile and wing propellers, the navy's P-3 Orion resembles an early-1960s passenger plane lumbering in from the past. Under the trees, shoppers inspect the herbs, flowers, and fruit pies displayed atop tailgates at the farmer's market. Across the Mall, as the green is known, office workers line up at Danny's hot-dog stand. The rumble amplifies. The plane banks gently and points its nose northeast.
