After shooting Wednesday, a couple of shop owners turned me on to a meeting of the minds. Which was basically a pow wow open to discussing ideas for "revitalizing" the area. It consisted of about 20 people, mostly store owners with a sprinkle of community members. It was a little surreal being the youngest person there, but then again i think that's probably just a reflection of the interest of the area. Origionally I decided attending would help give me a feel for some of the personalities on that strip and boy did I.
What I learned from the meeting
a. All the store owners are unhappy. (most are disgruntled and want you to know it over and over again)
b. They are open to the idea of injecting the area with art/ artist, but have no idea what that entails (my idea)
c. I need to keep my mouth shut or I end up committing myself to wonderful things and making my life really really hectic...
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