On Sept. 27, 1972, Jack Bradshaw assumed the chairmanship of the Newburyport Redevelopment Authority, the board charged with finding a developer to revitalize a then-gasping downtown.
Group swayed city to reject hotel, create arts center
Created in 1991 with the hope of luring tourists to the downtown and of creating a haven for the city's vast art community, the Firehouse Center for the Arts today lures thousands from around the corner or as far away as the other side of the world| to its 195-seat theater.
