: : the story of city art districts : : 1. Artists bunch up in a working class neighborhood with cheap rent 2. They bring life into the neighborhood... creative projects & businesses spring up 2. Over time, said neighborhood becomes k n o w n for its quirky local businesses, street art, and general ~ flavor ~ 3. More patrons means more money... more cool businesses. The neighborhood thrives 3. Higher-income people start to move into said neighborhood. This drives the rent up. 6. Artists can no longer afford to live in said neighborhood. It starts to lose flavor. 7. Artists move to a new neighborhood. The cycle repeats.
Posted on: Fri, 08 Aug 2014 20:55:19 +0000