Some work is still needed, but the restoration of the historic Danish Arch, relocated from the remains of the Danish Village on Route 1 to Memorial Park, above, is nearly complete, according to Bruce Gullifer, Scarborough’s director of community services. Gullifer said the town hopes to complete the arch project by the end of May and then the Scarborough Historical Society would hold a ribbon cutting, likely sometime this summer. The arch is the only remaining artifact from the Danish Village, which was built between Oak Hill and Dunstan in the 1930s. The photo at right shows the arch in its original location at the village in 2013. Danish Village was one of the first hotel and restaurant complexes dedicated to serving the motoring public and was designed to reflect the architecture of the village of Ribe in Denmark. Societal changes and fires led to the extinction of the Danish Village and now the site is being redeveloped, which led the town to take on the charge of moving, restoring and protecting the arch for future generations.
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