Paducah...friend to artists.. What an interesting idea they have

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I watched a program on PBS tonight about it. Apparently artists can get houses there for next to nothing, get 100% low (sometimes ZERO interest) renovation loans for old historic homes .

The program has been very successful, and people have moved there from all over the country.

I know it's Kentucky,, but it sound like an offer lots of people could not refuse.

The only troubling thing that they did NOT go into was where the people who rented those places went.. They are houses in a blighted area, but where houses had lots of character, and needed TLC and lots of repairs. Most were owned by slumlords, so I would assume that "eminent domain" played out here, but the area is flourishing these days


from google....about the program


Daily Egyptian : Artist relocation program revitalizes Paducah ...
... In the fall of 2000, Barone and the planning department regrouped with the Bank
of Paducah to provide better incentives for artists to relocate. ...
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Paducah Artist Relocation Program: About Paducah
... its historical Downtown and Lowertown areas. Paducah offers a unique
lifestyle for both artists and businesses to flourish. ...
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Paducah Artist Relocation Program:
Paducah offers a unique lifestyle for both artists and businesses to flourish. ... Paducah
offers a unique lifestyle for both artists and businesses to flourish. ...
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Online Art Magazine - On Moving to Paducah: The Paducah Artists ...
Printer Friendly Version. June 2003, Learn more about the author, On Moving to Paducah:
The Paducah Artists Relocation Program. by: Kelli Dubay. ...
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Preservation Online: Story of the Week Archives: A Town of One's ...
... Less than two years later, eight artists have relocated to Paducah. ... He's taking out
bigger ads in art magazines, summoning more artists to Paducah. ...
www.nationaltrust.org/magazine/ archives/arch_story/051702.htm - 33k - Cached - Similar pages

Preserve America Community: Paducah, Kentucky
... www.ci.paducah.ky.us Paducah McCracken County Convention and Visitors Bureau:
www.paducah-tourism.org Paducah Artists Relocation Program: www.paducaharts.com. ...
www.preserveamerica.gov/ 4-20-04PAcommunity-paducahKY.html - 18k - Jan 1, 2005 - Cached - Similar pages

BatesLine: Paducah: Soho of the south?
... required) about Paducah, a small city (27,000) on the Ohio River in western Kentucky.
The city is providing incentives to encourage artists to relocate in and ...
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... Through efforts by city officials and incredible financial incentive packages offered
by Paducah Bank, over 40 new artists/residents/businesses have flocked to ...
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Paducah, KY: Small Town, Big on Art
... The drama is held during the Arts in Action Festival, which also features a Community
Art Walk, demonstrating artists, a Taste of Paducah, and various downtown ...
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