When plans to turn the old Wood Mill in Lawrence into luxury condominiums fell through in 2007, city leaders held their collective breaths.
The embattled city had finally started reaping the benefits of recent mill conversion projects, including the much lauded Riverwalk office complex, and this setback had some observers wondering whether Lawrence could lose its footing at the infancy of its revitalization. http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2012/01/12/mill_redevelopment_in_lawrence_lowell_haverhill_coming_back_strong_after_recession/?page=full
Article courtesy of Smart Growth Online from The Boston Globe by Katheleen Conti-Globe Staff