The new district would be anchored by a number of established venues that have already begun attracting attention to the area, including world-class productions of Broadway plays at the old Hippodrome Theatre, reborn in 2004 as the France-Merrick Performing Arts Center; the acclaimed Everyman repertory theater; and the Bromo Seltzer Tower, which a recent city-sponsored renovation transformed into studio spaces for visual and literary artists. The area is also home to the Current Gallery on Howard Street, which presents cutting-edge contemporary works by younger artists; the EMP Collective, a gallery and theater storefront on Redwood Street between Howard and Eutaw streets; and the H&H building at Franklin and Eutaw streets, which houses galleries and artist studios that have become a lively destination on the local arts scene. The tax breaks associated with arts district designation could help new ventures to build on the success of those existing venues.