MassMoCA Today I plan to see art, and lots of it. I started at the museum across the river from the Porches Inn, MassMoCA. The museum began life as the Arnold Print Works, which became the largest manufacturer of printed cloth in the country. Thanks to many factors, they went bankrupt in the depression, leaving a very large empty mill complex behind. Sprauge Electronics, which made capacitors and other components, then took over. They ran the place for the next fifty years, becoming the cornerstone of the North Adams economy in the process. Unfortunately, they could not cope with competition from Asia (most electronic parts are now made in China and Taiwan) and were forced to close the mill in 1986. North Adams faced the real possibility of becoming a ghost town. Re
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