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- Railroad Square Art District is an arts, culture and entertainment district of Tallahassee, Florida, located off Railroad Avenue (just south of the Amtrak station and FAMU), filled with a variety of metal art sculptures and murals, and stores selling artwork and collectibles. Railroad Square is mainly known for its small locally owned shops, working artist studios, and alternative art scene. Railroad Square Art District is the site of the former McDonnell Lumber Company, and most of the warehouses there were originally constructed in the 1940s. The property later became the Downtown Industrial Park. In the 1950s it was acquired by The Boynton Family, who still own much of the property today, three generations later. It was the second generation of Boynton owners, Nan Boynton, who was the one responsible for bringing the artists into the park and renaming it "Railroad Square" in the 1980s. The park is now owned by Lily Boynton Kane and Adam Boynton Kane, Nan's children. The site has hosted a microbrewery, rock climbing gym, local coffee shops, art galleries, art studios, vintage shops, and more. There are currently over 70 tenants of the Railroad Square community, most if not all of which are located within the historic railroad warehouses. Railroad Square regularly hosts events called First Fridays- art crawl events with live music and food trucks that take place on the first friday of every month. (en)
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- Railroad Square Art District is an arts, culture and entertainment district of Tallahassee, Florida, located off Railroad Avenue (just south of the Amtrak station and FAMU), filled with a variety of metal art sculptures and murals, and stores selling artwork and collectibles. Railroad Square is mainly known for its small locally owned shops, working artist studios, and alternative art scene. (en)
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