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When the Music's Over: Cities Suffer as Venues Fall to Developers

When Pearl Jam led 50,000 people in a chant of "Save the Showbox" in a Seattle stadium last month, the rockers confronted a question facing many cities: When do the cultural costs of a property boom become too high? The Showbox is an 1,100-person venue across the street from Pike Place Market, Seattle's top tourist attraction. It opened in 1939 and has hosted acts from Duke Ellington to Prince, as well as the hometown grunge pioneers Pearl Jam. The venue now risks...


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