With a lot of the neighborhood’s old Polonia bones still intact, it is time to look to new and innovative ways to spur development into the area. \u00a0I try to be realistic about the ever changing landscape of the Broadway-Fillmore. \u00a0There are many vacant and abandoned homes and a lot of empty parcels of property throughout. \u00a0With a combination of historic Polonia’s bones and creative ways to bring life to the neighborhood, Broadway-Fillmore can move into a new age to lift it back up.<\/p>\n
An exciting new project in the works is something called Artfarms.<\/p>\n
This is from Inhabitat<\/a>:<\/p>\n Like the\u00a0broken windows theory<\/a>, ARTFARMS was created to turn around the stigma that the\u00a0vacant land\u00a0<\/a>of the East Side of Buffalo gives to potentially interested developers. By creating a citywide project that activates these lots, ARTFARMS will not only reenliven the areas surrounding it, but draw the attention of developers to the potential of these properties.<\/p>\n ARTFARMS\u2019 solution is to combine\u00a0urban farming<\/a>\u00a0with art, engaging the community while also yielding a tactile benefit \u2014 fresh food. Thus far, the project has chosen artists Millie Chen, Warren Quigley, Ethan Breckenridge, Kyle Butler, Michael Beitz and Megan Michalak to create site-specific pieces for vacant lots around Buffalo. Each artist will design pieces that invite the community in, while coexisting with a partnering\u00a0urban farm<\/a>\u00a0on the lot.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Here is a conceptual photo of Wilson Street for the project. Here is a video from David Lag\u00e9 where he talks about the project.
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