While Art in Storefronts moves on from its "successful first round" and onto Chinatown, a town in the U.K. has done one better with "fake businesses." The "flat pack" simulations of various shop types help passersby imagine a day long past (or perhaps coming soon!) where streets are filled with actual businesses, rather than their discarded shells. Even pretend is better than nothing. [BBC, previously]
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