Eric Rudd came in 1990, bought an abandoned mill, then another, then picked up an abandoned church. But his real dream: filling the streets of his adopted city with robots.

The owners of Stockbridge’s Red Lion Inn showed up in 2001, purchased some old mill workers’ houses, and turned them into a trendy inn called Porches.

And chef Bill Gideon arrived a year ago, opened up an upscale restaurant, and found that business is good. Interesting things are happening in the city of North Adams; tonight, we’ll find out why.

Show Resources:

MASS MoCA
Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art
http://www.massmoca.org/
1040 MASS MoCA Way
North Adams, MA 01247
413 664-4481 Ext 81

Porches Inn
http://www.porches.com/
231 River Street
North Adams, MA 01247
413-664-0400

Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
http://www.mcla.mass.edu/
375 Church Street
North Adams, MA 01247-4100
413 662-5000

Gideon's Restaurant
http://www.gideonsrestaurant.com/
34 Holden St.,
North Adams, MA
Call for Reservations
413-664-9449
Sunday, Tuesday-Saturday Evening Fine Dining

Eric Rudd
http://www.darkrideproject.org/
413 664-9550
(Currently developing Blackinton Mill for artist residences)

The Eclipse Mill
243 Union Street,
North Adams, MA 01247

Joe Manning
Author "Steeples: Sketches of North Adams" and "Disappearing into North Adams"
http://www.sevensteeples.com/
Flatiron Press
575 Bridge Road, #9-1
Florence, MA 01062
413- 584-0679

Persnickety Toys
13 Eagle Street
North Adams, MA 01247
(413) 662-2990

Mayor John Barrett III
10 Main Street
North Adams, MA 01247
413 662-3000