Those that are from here or have read the history of wilmington know they are part of its history. There was a reason the road is so narrow and the trees are to make the "canopy." I do think if they are decayed/dead, then they need to be cut. But don't think it's "ignorant" and no one is frozen in the past. Its simply called preserving and respecting history. If we were "frozen" in time, we'd be riding in a horse and buggy, but we're not are we?