Bringing back New England blue collar towns is a major activity these
days. It seems that every industry that once built these communities
is only a fraction of what they once were. One of the most popular
comeback success stories is Rockport, Mass. Situated on a penninsula
that sticks out into the Atlantic Ocean, Rockport was a natural for
the fishermen in the past.
These fishermen didn't need big houses, instead they built small
cottages against each other along the small strecth of land that forms
the harbor. Only two streets run along this neighborhood with barely
room for auto and human alike. A popular lookout at the end of the
breakwater brought local tourists to town to maneuver this quaint
section of town.
Fishing, being not what it used to be, made these cottages obsolete,
if not the whole town of Rockport. Luckily, artists had been moving in
to paint this salty seaside community and sell cheap works to tourists
and daytrippers. They had even made one old fishing shed famous, known
as Motif Number One(top photo). It has become the symbol
of Rockport today.
