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This sounds like the recipe for Velveeta cheese except we aren’t using Colby, Swiss and Cheddar. Take a bunch of abandoned industrial buildings, fix ’em up, blend in a heapin’ helpin’ of the arts and see what you get! Revitalization in Reading, PA!
Read the story below:
http://www.newpa.com/strengthen-your-community/success-stories/the-revivalists/index.aspx
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jeeze Roy thanks for posting this amazing story. For all the people in Pottstown that sneeze at the power of the arts…think twice.
It could easily be imitated in Pottstown and all the right contacts are available in the article who would help us. However, our leadership has to want to move forward and want to expend the time and resources necessary to achieve a success like this in Pottstown. A few phone calls could get the ball rolling!