Editing New Hope, Pennsylvania (section)

==Arts and culture==
[[File:New Hope & Ivyland 40.JPG|thumb|[[New Hope Railroad]]]]
[[File:New Hope Old Town Hall.JPG|thumb|Old Town Hall, which now serves as New Hope's visitor's center]]
New Hope's primary industry is tourism.  New Hope has historically been a location where [[Broadway theater]] shows were "tested and fine tuned," and many notable stage actors bought weekend homes in the area. [[Bucks County Playhouse]] featured many plays and musical productions. In 2010, the Playhouse was closed after lenders foreclosed the property.  In 2012, the Playhouse re-opened after an extensive renovation.<ref>{{cite news|last=Reed|first=Bill|title=The curtain rises Monday at the refurbished Bucks County Playhouse|url=http://articles.philly.com/2012-07-02/news/32495316_1_duct-tape-richard-rodgers-bucks-county-playhouse|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109071740/http://articles.philly.com/2012-07-02/news/32495316_1_duct-tape-richard-rodgers-bucks-county-playhouse|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 9, 2013|access-date=July 8, 2012|newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer}}</ref>

New Hope was the location of an [[art colony]], founded by [[Edward Willis Redfield]] and [[William Langson Lathrop]], that produced noted regional work.<ref>{{cite book|last=Alterman|first=James|title=New Hope for American Art|year=2005|publisher=Jim's of Lambertville|isbn=0-9772665-0-8}}</ref> Members or associates of the colony included [[George Sotter]], [[Daniel Garber]] and [[Fern Coppedge]]. Artists also associated with an art colony in nearby [[Phillips Mill Historic District|Phillips Mill]].<ref name="arch">{{cite web| url = https://www.dot7.state.pa.us/ce/SelectWelcome.asp| title = National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania| publisher = CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System| format = Searchable database| access-date = October 29, 2012| archive-date = September 14, 2005| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20050914194407/https://www.dot7.state.pa.us/ce/SelectWelcome.asp| url-status = dead}} ''Note:'' This includes {{cite web| url = https://www.dot7.state.pa.us/ce_imagery/phmc_scans/H064333_01H.pdf| title = National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Phillips Mill Historic District| access-date = October 28, 2012| author = Gwen R. Davis| date = October 1982}}</ref>

New Hope became a popular [[Gay village|gay resort]] in the 1950s, and continues to have an active and large gay community.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.edgephiladelphia.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=91070|title=New Hope celebrates its Pride|website=EDGE Media Network|access-date=May 6, 2017}}</ref> New Hope also attracts motorcyclists on weekends in the warmer months.{{citation needed|date=June 2018}}

[[Union Camp Corporation]] had a bag production facility in New Hope until the mid 1990s, which employed about 100 and was located uphill from the railroad. The former factory complex, now known as Union Square, has been re-purposed into tourism-related shops and businesses.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.buckscountycouriertimes.com/news/20171020/30-million-union-square-in-new-hope-up-for-grabs|title=$30 million Union Square in New Hope up for grabs|last=Friestad|first=Thomas|website=Bucks County Courier Times|language=en|access-date=February 22, 2019}}</ref>

In 2010, the New Hope and Lambertville area Chambers of Commerce conducted a fireworks show every Friday night during the summer to increase tourism and merchant revenue. Bars and restaurants benefited from the fireworks show, but residents criticized the weekly event, claiming it was disruptive and reduced parking. In 2014, the New Hope Chamber of Commerce canceled the firework show, citing a rise in shoplifting, garbage, and an overall decline in store traffic and Friday night revenues.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nj.com/hunterdon-county-democrat/index.ssf/2014/01/new_hope_chamber_of_commerce_s.html|title=Shoplifting rose, revenues fell during weekly fireworks with Lambertville, says New Hope business group|date=January 21, 2014 |access-date=May 6, 2017}}</ref>

===Historic sites===
[[Cintra (New Hope, Pennsylvania)|Cintra]], [[Joshua Ely House]], [[Honey Hollow Watershed]], [[William Kitchen House]], [[New Hope Village District]], [[Rhoads Homestead]], and [[Springdale Historic District (New Hope, Pennsylvania)|Springdale Historic District]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]]. The Honey Hollow Watershed is also designated a [[National Historic Landmark|National Historic Landmark District]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>