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City Was a Blank Canvas

Artists open studios in empty storefronts and add color to struggling Pittsfield, Mass. Now the mayor hopes for an economic renaissance.

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The first snow fell softly, dusting the tired old city with a sense of serenity. In the five downtown blocks that once housed theaters, restaurants and busy department stores, vacant buildings stood dark and doors were shut tight. There was little sign of life at Saturday nightfall.

Then suddenly, joyously, the artists burst onto North Street.

By Elizabeth Mehren, Times Staff Writer

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Many thanks to Geniphyr Ponce-Pore, MS, Larimer County Planning for passing this along. – Russ

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For the full story: http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-artists4dec04,0,1889469.story

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