Here's the deal with Northampton. My guess - from walking the street in the summer of 09 - was that the main street facades; the main retail blocks were 95% leased up. Think about it now, our town, main street, Steinbeck, - almost 100% leased. That my friend is the American dream. We are not talking urban blight here - we are talking property taxes, cash flow, enterprise and a happy land Main Street; the envy of all the townships that are crying the blues from urban sprawl.
Here's the other hook; it's liberal. Ouch! It must be gov't funded! No it isn't, it just happens to foster a community that isn't so narrow.
If today's journalists were educated (they're not!) - it would make a topical story for today's post economic apocalypse - illustrating that the holy grail of a robust Main Street is possible; that is if you work at it and dose it with some culture.
How many towns can live up to that welcome statement?
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