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They've got artwork, they have a cooking fair. i mean, it goes on for three days and nights. it doesn't stop. i remember our first first friday here when i was the mayor. i guess it's like 14 years ago. 30 people came. now they get 20,000 down there. ♪ >> the local barbershop -- been around for decades, and they have seen the neighborhood transform around them. >> it's changing dramatically, and we love it here. the neighborhood was pretty bad. when we moved down here, it was all base -- you know what i'm saying? -- drugs, prostitution. but now it has -- there wasn't even restaurants down he...

Urban, and they have music. they have speeches. >> i remember our first friday here. 30 people came. >> the local barbershop has been around for decades, and they have seen a neighborhood transform around them. >> it's changing. dramatically. we love it here. the neighborhood was pretty bad when we moved down here. it was, old vegas. you know what i'm saying. drugs, prostitution, but now it has -- wasn't even a restaurant down here at the time. a lot of people are starting to walk around and smile. this is a smiling area now.