With rents (in NYC) on the rise, and jobs on the downturn, it's often been tempting for me to move back home to the Delaware Valley. Commuter trains and buses along the Northeast corridor have made the trip between NYC and PHilly much more accessible in recent years, and more and more artists seem to be heading down to the City of Brotherly Love for inspiration.
The artist 'hub' 3rd Ward in Brooklyn announced today it's opening a new location in Philadelphia. Philly has long been a hub for creativity. Not only being the home to some top art schools (Moore, Art Institute, University of the Arts, etc), but also a new explosion of creativity in the last 30 or so years has gained the attention of many outside the Delaware Valley. For some time now, for several reason (high rent in other cities being one of the main drivers) artists have been moving either back to Philly or into Philly for the first time, in hopes of a more economically (and creatively) friendly environment in which to work.
See the article below on 3rd Ward Opens in Philly
http://bit.ly/n2HO07
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