The Revitalist

Owners of Pho Lynn, one of the downtown
pioneer restaurants.The Globe has a nice article about the revitalization of downtown Lynn. A few of the early speculators have had mixed success, but there are a growing number of new residents and new redevelopment projects that indicate that the tide is turning. Lynn has acquired roughly 250 new homeowners in the past one and a half years. An eclectic mix of cafes and restaurants are opening up in the downtown (always a good sign), and there are a handful of small tech businesses making a go of it. Lynn has lots of obvious advantages – 20-min train ride to North Station, Boston harbor waterfront, in place arts community, etc. – it just needs to overcome that lingering reputation. As the article notes, many of the newcomers are not from the Boston Metro area, so they don't carry those prejudices.