North Adams Massachusetts was first settled in 1745.
In the mid 1800’s it became a mill town.
After many of the mills closed down in the mid 1940’s Sprague electric moved in.
They were commissioned by the US government to design and manufacture advanced weapons systems that were used in WW2.
Post war years saw Sprauge busy producing electronic equipment.
When that industry moved over seas it devastated the local economy.
Local leaders sought to find a new way to use the vast Sprague complex.
Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art was created.
It took over the Sprague Complex.
MassMoCA has brought a rebirth to the town.
New restaurants and artists galleries now fill empty buildings and mills.
Let’s hope they can survive Covid-19.