Article: Art, History, Downtown Merge as New Catalyst for Lowell, Mass.

Byline: Rebecca Lipchitz

Jun. 1--LOWELL, Mass. -- The first businessmen laid eyes on the Merrimack River and saw a city of great potential. Their decision to invest became known as the "Lowell Experiment." The rest is industrial history, but factories built by Nathan Appleton and Kirk Boott are now serving a new purpose. The transition of Lowell mills into condominium units and office space is expected to generate a pulse downtown that would rival the famous ricochet of the looms' wooden shuttles.

Since its birth, Lowell has been the city of immigrants seeking a place to start anew. Historically, those immigrants have come to Lowell from other ...

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