marfa was just a small town, kind of dying, there were more mom—and—pop shops back then. and the thing that changed this town was what? it was art that changed the town. you could say it saved the town. marfa never had a restaurant, or new york or asian food, different types of food, things like that, we didn't have nice hotels. initially, it was a culture clash, and the locals weren't too keen on the new breed. they butted heads, they didn't like it, they were very prejudiced against one another, and now they've learned to coexist, and it's getting better and better and will continue to get better and better. there seems to be a bit