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City calls artists to Penn Ave.

“Think Soho. Think Temple Bar District in Dublin. Now think Penn Avenue.

“The vitality of… “Think Soho. Think Temple Bar District in Dublin. Now think Penn Avenue.

“The vitality of the arts has been at the forefront of urban revitalization for decades,” the Web site for the Penn Avenue Arts Initiative says,

The story of the Penn Avenue corridor, between Negley and Mathilda avenues has much in common with the story of the city of Pittsburgh as a whole.

After years of stagnation, the PAAI has begun work to accelerate the development of the 4800 to 5500 blocks of Penn Avenue.

The ultimate goal, according to PAAI, is “revitalizing the Penn Avenue corridor

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