...becoming known as the Design District, with Globe Lighting, Bedford Brown, Kravet and other related businesses within a few blocks of one anotherShe notes
While I understand the need to market the North Pearl, I think it's a mistake to label that small section as the one that specializes in design when we have a huge home furnishings group peppered throughout the neighborhood. It's like saying that the area around the armory is "the gallery district" because of a few galleries in close proximity to each other.The North Pearl Design District leans to To the Trade and is easy for interior designers to make many stops and the area is very accessable via freeways from anywhere in the city. Landfair Furniture does 80% of its business with designers. However, we welcome home furnishing and accessory shoppers and are in a position to recommend designer help if needed.
Neighborhood Notes is correct that there is a huge home furnishings group spread throughout The Pearl. There are walking tour maps of the area to help you discover all that The Pearl offers. Many are having sales, as she notes, this Memorial Day weekend. For a full list of home furnishings stores see Your Guide to the Pearl District.
As for Landfair Furniture this day, we are closed Saturday through Monday. My first three day weekend since before the move and I would like to spend some time around the house with Mike, planting tomatos and basil, b-b-qing, and enjoying the first dry Memorial Day weekend in the last six years.
Bev & Mike
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3 comments:
As a Pearl resident, I take issue with is how the boundaries of the Pearl District are being stretched beyond the City defined boundaries. Technically, Landfair is not even in the Pearl, to do so you would need to to be on the east side of 15th. The PDBA has chosen to stretch the boundaries for its own purposes of increasing membership. But every plan by the city clearly lists the west boundary as the middle of 15th Avenue. And if you think this doesn't matter think again. Property values and hence property taxes are determined by neighborhood.
So really the area should be called the Northwest Design District. North Pearl is east/south of 405.
I just checked a map a discovered I was mistaken about your location. You are definitely in the Pearl, my apologies.
But I do hope you understand my point in my previous comment. Stretching the boundaries only "cheapens" the neighborhood for those of us who live in it.
Anonymous, re your comment"The PDBA has chosen to stretch the boundaries for its own purposes of increasing membership." I disagree with that assessment. The PDBA, IMO, is only reacting to the development or prposed development that is taking place in the blocks north of Lovejoy and bounded by 15th on the west side.
Across Naito Parkway is the big condo, tower and boat harbor. I heard that a big condo tower is going in on 14th and Savier. And soon, because the rents are low, the area between Savier and Lovejoy will sprout buildings like daisys in my yard in Spring time.
Indeed, "Property values and hence property taxes are determined by neighborhood", and money is flowing and rents will be rising, and property values, IMHO, will be rising along with tax revenues to the city.
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