Editing Lynn, Massachusetts (section)

===21st century===
In the early 2000s, the renovation and adaptive re-use of downtown historic structures, together with new construction, launched a revitalization of Lynn, which remains ongoing.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2012/08/08/lynn-sin-label-outdated-residents-insist/YhFRQtTGjftW7APTZsLdQL/story.html|title=Lynn's sin label outdated, residents insist |website=The Boston Globe|access-date=2016-06-12|archive-date=June 1, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160601224145/http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2012/08/08/lynn-sin-label-outdated-residents-insist/YhFRQtTGjftW7APTZsLdQL/story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Arts, culture, and entertainment have been at the forefront of this revitalization, with new arts organizations, cultural venues, public art projects,<ref name="Murals enliven downtown Lynn">{{Cite news|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2017/07/20/murals-enliven-downtown-lynn/VsFcV92FSsK6tFLmm8As2K/story.html|title=Murals enliven downtown Lynn|work=[[The Boston Globe]]|access-date=2018-04-01|archive-date=April 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180402035904/https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2017/07/20/murals-enliven-downtown-lynn/VsFcV92FSsK6tFLmm8As2K/story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and restaurants emerging in the downtown area.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://dtlcd.org/|title=DOWNTOWN LYNN CULTURAL DISTRICT {{!}} you won't go out the way you came in|website=dtlcd.org|access-date=2016-06-14|archive-date=February 12, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150212023815/http://dtlcd.org/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2012, the Massachusetts Cultural Council named downtown Lynn one of the first state-recognized arts and culture districts in Massachusetts.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.massculturalcouncil.org/services/cultural_districts_designated.asp#centralexchange|title=Mass Cultural Council {{!}} Services {{!}} Cultural Districts|website=www.massculturalcouncil.org|access-date=2016-06-14|archive-date=June 16, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160616214740/http://www.massculturalcouncil.org/services/cultural_districts_designated.asp#centralexchange|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2015, Massachusetts Governor [[Charlie Baker]] established a task force, composed of representatives of multiple state and municipal public agencies, to further Lynn's revitalization.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2015/11/22/governor-launches-task-force-revive-lynn-fortunes/4lQ1rxrYnVDDxziAOGDHlI/story.html|title=Governor launches task force to revive Lynn's fortunes |website=The Boston Globe|access-date=2016-06-09|archive-date=June 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160625174639/https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2015/11/22/governor-launches-task-force-revive-lynn-fortunes/4lQ1rxrYnVDDxziAOGDHlI/story.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Lynn Flatiron Building Under Renovation.jpg|thumb|Lynn "Flatiron" Building Undergoing Conversion to Loft Apartments, November 2016]]
[[File:Lynn Public Library.JPG|thumb|Public Library]]
[[File:Lynn17.JPG|thumb|[[High Rock Tower Reservation]]]]

Formerly vacant industrial buildings continue to be converted into [[loft]] spaces,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.itemlive.com/news/work-to-resume-on-lynn-lofts/|title=Work to resume on Lynn lofts {{!}} Itemlive|website=www.itemlive.com|access-date=2016-06-09|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160629115349/http://www.itemlive.com/news/work-to-resume-on-lynn-lofts/|archive-date=June 29, 2016}}</ref> and historic homes, particularly Lynn's [[Diamond Historic District (Lynn, Massachusetts)|Diamond Historic District]], are being restored.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lynnjournal.com/2011/03/01/flip-this-house-lynn-house-is-being-renovated-for-ae-network-series/|title=Flip This House – Lynn House is Being Renovated for A&E Network Series {{!}} Lynn Journal|access-date=2016-06-09|archive-date=April 6, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406155724/http://www.lynnjournal.com/2011/03/01/flip-this-house-lynn-house-is-being-renovated-for-ae-network-series/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2016, several large land parcels in Lynn were acquired by major developers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lynnjournal.com/2016/05/27/lynn-is-at-the-center-of-developmentnorth-of-boston/|title=Lynn is at the Center of Development, North of Boston {{!}} Lynn Journal|access-date=2016-06-09|archive-date=June 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160625170145/http://www.lynnjournal.com/2016/05/27/lynn-is-at-the-center-of-developmentnorth-of-boston/|url-status=live}}</ref> In November 2018, construction began on downtown Lynn's first luxury midrise—a 259-unit, 10-story building on Monroe Street.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wbur.org/bostonomix/2019/10/09/lynn-housing-development|title=Developers Have Discovered Lynn. What Comes Next?|website=www.wbur.org|date=October 11, 2019 |language=en|access-date=2019-12-13|archive-date=December 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191213021700/https://www.wbur.org/bostonomix/2019/10/09/lynn-housing-development|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.itemlive.com/2018/11/05/monday-marked-the-groundbreaking-of-the-luxury-apartment-development-on-munroe-street/|title=Monday marked the groundbreaking of the luxury apartment development on Munroe Street|date=2018-11-06|website=Itemlive|language=en-US|access-date=2019-12-13|archive-date=December 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191213021444/https://www.itemlive.com/2018/11/05/monday-marked-the-groundbreaking-of-the-luxury-apartment-development-on-munroe-street/|url-status=live}}</ref> in December 2019, ground was broken on a 331-unit waterfront development on Carroll Parkway.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.itemlive.com/2019/12/11/lynn-breaks-ground-on-100m-waterfront-development/|title=Lynn breaks ground on $100M waterfront development|date=2019-12-12|website=Itemlive|language=en-US|access-date=2019-12-13|archive-date=December 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191213021441/https://www.itemlive.com/2019/12/11/lynn-breaks-ground-on-100m-waterfront-development/|url-status=live}}</ref> Many of the recent and pending large real estate projects in Lynn are [[Transit-oriented development]]s, sited within a half-mile of [[Lynn station]], which provides 20-minute train service to [[North Station]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wgbh.org/news/local-news/2018/06/01/transit-oriented-development-comes-to-lynn|title=Transit Oriented Development Comes To Lynn|date=2018-06-01|website=News|language=en|access-date=2019-12-15|archive-date=December 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191215211747/https://www.wgbh.org/news/local-news/2018/06/01/transit-oriented-development-comes-to-lynn|url-status=live}}</ref>

Lynn's revitalization has been bolstered by the city's emergence as a center of creative [[placemaking]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.itemlive.com/2017/07/24/beyond-walls-meant-business/|title=Beyond Walls meant business - Itemlive|date=July 24, 2017|work=Itemlive|access-date=2018-04-01|language=en-US|archive-date=April 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180402101358/https://www.itemlive.com/2017/07/24/beyond-walls-meant-business/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2017, swaths of the city's downtown were transformed by a series of large-scale murals, painted on buildings by local, national, and international artists, as part of the city's inaugural Beyond Walls festival.<ref name="Murals enliven downtown Lynn"/> Light-based interventions, including projections onto [[High Rock Tower Reservation|High Rock Tower]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.itemlive.com/2018/01/16/lights-will-stay-lynns-high-rock-tower-thanks-crowdfunding-campaign/|title=The Lights Will Stay On At Lynn's High Rock Tower Thanks To A Crowdfunding Campaign|publisher=Lynn Item|access-date=2018-08-15|archive-date=August 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180815201137/https://www.itemlive.com/2018/01/16/lights-will-stay-lynns-high-rock-tower-thanks-crowdfunding-campaign/|url-status=live}}</ref> the installation of vintage neon signs on downtown buildings, and large-scale LED-illuminations of the [[Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority]] rail underpasses bisecting Lynn's Downtown,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.itemlive.com/2018/06/27/beyond-walls-lights-downtown-lynn-like-times-square-new-years-eve/|title=Beyond Walls Lights Up Downtown Lynn 'Like Times Square On New Year's Eve'|publisher=Lynn Item|access-date=2018-08-15|archive-date=August 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180815201002/https://www.itemlive.com/2018/06/27/beyond-walls-lights-downtown-lynn-like-times-square-new-years-eve/|url-status=live}}</ref> also have been deployed.<ref name="The Boston Globe"/> In 2017, Mount Vernon Street, in the core of the downtown Central Square area, began to host block parties, food trucks, and other special events.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.itemlive.com/2017/07/21/who-what-when-where-and-wow/|title=What You Need To Know Before Lynn's 'Rock The Block' Celebration - Itemlive|date=July 21, 2017|work=Itemlive|access-date=2018-04-23|language=en-US|archive-date=April 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180424071921/https://www.itemlive.com/2017/07/21/who-what-when-where-and-wow/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.itemlive.com/2018/04/22/strong-response-ironbounds-food-truck-emporium-lynn/|title=Strong Response To Ironbound's Food Truck Emporium In Lynn - Itemlive|date=April 22, 2018|work=Itemlive|access-date=2018-04-23|language=en-US|archive-date=April 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180424072238/https://www.itemlive.com/2018/04/22/strong-response-ironbounds-food-truck-emporium-lynn/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In recent years, Lynn has attracted a substantial and growing [[LGBT]] population.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2013/01/16/gay-meccas-mass/fTxvVGAUpNv20jSjdlXeKK/story.html|title=Gay meccas in Mass.|first=Steven A.|last=Rosenberg|date=January 17, 2013|website=The Boston Globe|access-date=2016-06-18|archive-date=August 6, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160806210337/https://www.bostonglobe.com/2013/01/16/gay-meccas-mass/fTxvVGAUpNv20jSjdlXeKK/story.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

In April 2018, ''[[The Boston Globe]]'' named Lynn one of the "Top spots to live in [[Greater Boston]] in 2018."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/magazine/2018/04/19/top-spots-live-greater-boston/dTuUnUNbEaEwuwlnyowgII/story.html|title=Best places to live in Massachusetts|work=[[The Boston Globe]]|access-date=2018-05-18|archive-date=May 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180518200455/https://www.bostonglobe.com/magazine/2018/04/19/top-spots-live-greater-boston/dTuUnUNbEaEwuwlnyowgII/story.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On August 18, 2021, the new [[Frederick Douglass]] Park on Exchange Street was dedicated, directly across the street from the site of the [[Lynn station|Central Square railroad depot]] where Douglass was forcibly removed from the train in 1841. The park features a bronze [[Relief|bas-relief]] sculpture of Douglass.<ref>{{cite news |first=Alena |last=Kuzub |date=2021-08-18 |url=https://www.itemlive.com/2021/08/18/frederick-douglass-park-dedicated-in-lynn/ |title=Frederick Douglass Park Dedicated |work=Lynn Daily Item |access-date=2023-01-18 |archive-date=August 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210820225642/https://www.itemlive.com/2021/08/18/frederick-douglass-park-dedicated-in-lynn/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The park had been in the works since at least 2019 when a bill was filed in the Massachusetts Senate to designate the park area and its management by the [[Department of Conservation and Recreation|Massachusetts DCR]].

On September 16, 2021, Mayor McGee introduced [https://lynnincommon.com/vision-lynn Vision Lynn], a 20-year comprehensive planning project to expand Lynn's diversity and improve infrastructure further.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 21, 2016 |title=210916 Launch of Vision Lynn |url=https://lynnincommon.com/12193/widgets/38033/documents/23504 |access-date=April 25, 2023 |publisher=City of Lynn |type=Press release |format=PDF}}</ref> In the following year and a half, Lynn's Planning Department held many opportunities for Lynners to discuss what they see for the future of the city. On April 10, 2023,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Public Comment Period: Opportunities to Engage |url=https://lynnincommon.com/vision-lynn/news_feed/public-comment-period |access-date=2023-04-25 |website=Lynn In Common |language=en}}</ref> a [https://lynnincommon.com/12193/widgets/38033/documents/41537 draft of the plan] was shared on the planning departments website to allow for greater public comment. After May 15, 2023, the public comment window will be closed and the committee will release a final draft to be endorsed and adopted by the city.

Lynn earned the moniker "[[Condom]] Capital of the USA"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Global Protection Corp. |url=https://greaterlynnchamber.com/directory/healthcare/global-protection-corp/ |access-date=2024-07-22 |website=Greater Lynn Chamber of Commerce |language=en-US}}</ref> after Global Protection, a subsidiary of [[Karex]], the world's largest condom manufacturer, relocated to the former [[Garelick Farms]] facility.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lynnway Park |url=https://www.lynnwaypark.com/updates/lynnway-park-signs-global-protection-corp-new-building-upgrades |access-date=2024-06-14 |website=www.lynnwaypark.com}}</ref>