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In 1990, Collinsville was being recycled to an upscale arts and antique village paved with a brick rainbow. The restoration was led by internationally-acclaimed artist, Diane Woodruff, who had adopted this town of about 3,000 people north of Tulsa. Although Woodruff was in the middle of negotiations to sell her paintings for $200 million to the Japanese and was creating a three-dimensional portrait of President Bush, she put the rebirth of Collinsville first.
"The main street of Collinsville and its abandoned buildings is my medium, my canvas now," Woodruff said.
The canvas stretched three blocks and framed 50 Victorian-era commercial buildings which Woodruff envisioned restored to their former splendor and decorated with 1990s colors and designs. The town was unique in the area because the original town founded in 1899 had survived in almost original condition.
Another building three doors down from Woodruff's at 1115 1/2, bought by her roommate, was to become a bakery and sandwich shop. What was the name selected for the shop according to the front of the building?
This point of interest is part of the tour: History of Collinsville
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