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"They don't understand that that was just the attire of the period," says Burns.
"My father met my mother through the Hawthorne Hotel; he was the principal architect," says Burns. "I think he whistled at her...and then they got married."
In his own lifetime, Burns has seen drastic changes in Salem, changes that have capitalized upon the town's notorious witchcraft trials to attract tourists.
Burns says that the commercialization may be in poor taste, but says it is important for the local economy.
Burns says that the city currently does a thriving trade in witch-related T-shirts and other paraphernalia and that tourists are especially interested in this period of the town's history.