Via
FREEWILLIAMSBURG we see
Theory of Achievement, a short film from 1991 that predicted Williamsburg:
"Look I know the neighborhood doesn’t look like much but
plenty of people are moving out here to Brooklyn. Writers, painters,
filmmakers, rock and roll musicians. It’s just a matter of time before
this neighborhood becomes the art capital of the world. New York, Soho,
that’s all in the past. I mean an art capital needs to be a place where
people can afford to live. Who can afford to live in New York City? Look
at Paris in the 20′s. Do you think Hemingway lived six room duplex on
the Champs-Elysées? No. He lived in squalor. I mean, it’s just a matter
of time before they start opening up cafes all along the BQE."
At 17 minutes, surprisingly watchable.
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