Word: pradaland
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...Fort Point as an artists' community. Of course, this is a story played over and over in American cities; against their intentions and interests, artists work enzyme-style on run-down urban neighborhoods, leading the way for bistros and boutiques. The transformation of Soho from abandoned warehouses to Pradaland is a particularly dramatic example, but not at all unique. Rents are rising in the South End and Jamaica Plain as well, and artists are getting very worried. It looks like we'll have another round of urban hopscotch, after evictions and relocations...
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