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The Rise of the Creative Class, author Richard Florida sets out to prove that artists are cool and that a large number of them gathering in one place will make that place cool. Inspired by this, David Hughes and the Urban Culture Project team of architects, artists and musicians became legal squatters, transforming empty retail spaces downtown into makeshift galleries and performance venues, with the goal of attracting people and new businesses downtown. To date, the first Urban Culture gallery, located in an old Wolf Camera shop, has closed to make way for a new Curves franchise. We don't know whether that business was lured by the colorful artwork on display in the windows, but on the third Friday of every month, Urban Culture Project's efforts are drawing crowds of people downtown.
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