Message from the Mayor’s Office, August 24, 2012<\/p>\n
This past week marked an important artistic, cultural and economic designation for the City of Lowell \u2013 on Tuesday the Massachusetts Cultural Council, during a meeting at the Lowell National Historical Park, approved the state\u2019s newest Cultural District.<\/p>\n
The Canalway Cultural District encompasses most of the city\u2019s downtown, stretching from the Boott Mills and Boarding House Park to Worthern Street.<\/p>\n
As defined by the MCC, a cultural district is a specific geographical area in a city or town that has a concentration of cultural facilities, activities, and assets.<\/p>\n
Passed by the Massachusetts Legislature in 2010, the statute that created cultural districts has specific goals. They are to attract artists and cultural enterprises; encourage business and job development; establish the district as a tourist destination; preserve and reuse historic buildings; enhance property values; and foster local cultural development.<\/p>\n
The state now has nine Cultural Districts. In addition to Lowell, other districts are located in: Natick, Concord, Shelburne Falls, Lynn, Rockport, Pittsfield, Gloucester, Hyannis, and Boston\u2019s Fenway neighborhood. <\/p>\n
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