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= Western Avenue Studios =

History
Western Avenue Studios sits on the banks of the Pawtucket Canal. Until the 1840s, the area was undeveloped. By the 1850s three things were identified on lots: Howard's Lumber Yard, the City Stables and the Lowell Manufacturing Company. Maps in 1879 include a small Locks and Canals building. The first building, the A Mill, was built by 1896. The site next become the home of the Massachusetts Mohair Plush Company from about 1906 - 1950s. It was next owned by a succession of companies including: Joan Fabrics, Collins and Aikman, and BPV Lowell LLC. BPV Lowell LLC refurbished the various buildings of the mill to include artist studio space and offices.

To Do

 * sources other than website
 * http://library.uml.edu/clh/Russ.Html
 * http://www.nps.gov/lowe/learn/historyculture/upload/LOWE-ARCHIV-FindingAid-08-MMPCo.pdf
 * http://chace.athm.org/results.php??category1=&object_type=&name_title=&subject=Plush%20mills&maker=&place_made=&description=&date_made=&op-earliest_year=0&earliest_year=&op-latest_year=0&latest_year=&id_number=
 * http://www.nefa.org/creative_economy/projects/western_avenue_studios
 * http://www.nps.gov/lowe/planyourvisit/redevelopment-rove.htm
 * http://www.richardhowe.com/2016/11/01/western-ave-thorndike-street-history/
 * any important artists?
 * What do other studios/artist spaces include?