Video: Phil Cooley’s Pony Ride incubator hits the ground running

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A dance group, a furniture-maker and an old-school typesetter from New York City — they’re all the newest tenants of Phil Cooley’s Pony Ride, the Vermont St. space he bought for $100,000 with the idea of hatching an incubator for creators and innovators in Corktown.

Check out this video to hear Cooley talk about the 30,000 sq. ft. building — and the community they’re building inside.

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But perhaps the most interesting aspect is watching this patchwork group of entrepreneurs pitch in to restore the building, a microcosm of what could potentially save the city.

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