Artists' Housing Can Revive Downtowns

Projects to provide artists housing in downtown areas can revive troubled downtowns.

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August 28, 2001, 8:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

Growing enthusiasm about the reuse of neglected and abandoned buildings across the country has been providing opportunities for such properties to be turned over to artists as live-work space, financed by a patchwork of public, corporate and private money. Such ventures are seen as contributing to the revival of troubled downtown districts."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

FULL STORY: Connecticut: Housing for Artists ? and a Spur for Downtowns

Sunday, August 26, 2001 in The New York Times

Housing Connecticut

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