Government at work: 'Fake shopfronts being built to improve the look of recession-hit high streets'

The Daily Mail
Mar. 03, 2010

Optical illusion: All is not what it seems in this shop window in Whitley Bay

As High Streets are decimated by the recession - fake business facades have been installed to create the illusion that shops are still occupied.

North Tyneside Council is trialling the new window treatment that at first glance gives the impression that units are occupied.

The crumbling facade of a vacant clothing store in the centre of Whitley Bay has made way for a smart shop front with the question 'Delicatessen?' and close by 'This retail space could be yours ...'

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