The Brickbottom Artists Lofts are a community of 200 residents in Somerville, MA. In 1984, a group of artists came together, in search of a stable and affordable working and living environment. They eventually purchased two semi-abandoned buildings which were originally erected in the 1920′s as the cannery and bakery of A&P stores.
The community, named after the section in Somerville for the clay deposits used for brick-making, has become a well-known model for other artists’ live/work developments throughout the country. Today, the nearly 150 condominium spaces, each of a unique size, shape and design, serve as both home and workspace to artists and non-artists alike.
The Green Line Extension is a long awaited project that will bring light rail service to under-served portions of Somerville and Medford. Considered as early as the 1920s, Massachusetts agree to the extension as mitigation for the pollution caused in Somerville by the Big Dig project.
