[...] In other depressing news, one issue that emerged throughout the American Apparrel debacle was that of empty storefronts lining Valencia. Of course, more and more neighborhoods and towns are dealing with such blemishes these days, which is why we bring you this discussion from Rooflines, the blog of the National Housing Institute (thanks Curbed) about alternative ways businesses and towns are dealing with them. Which made us wonder, what should go in some of those storefronts while they look for a business (preferably non-chain) to move in? Do you know of any neat things people are doing inside or outside of them? [...]
I like the way the closed bead store on Valencia Street continues to decorate its windows, even though the store closed. Turn empty storefronts into art galleries, live theatre, one-stop social service assistence centers….keep the street alive!
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[...] In other depressing news, one issue that emerged throughout the American Apparrel debacle was that of empty storefronts lining Valencia. Of course, more and more neighborhoods and towns are dealing with such blemishes these days, which is why we bring you this discussion from Rooflines, the blog of the National Housing Institute (thanks Curbed) about alternative ways businesses and towns are dealing with them. Which made us wonder, what should go in some of those storefronts while they look for a business (preferably non-chain) to move in? Do you know of any neat things people are doing inside or outside of them? [...]
I like the way the closed bead store on Valencia Street continues to decorate its windows, even though the store closed. Turn empty storefronts into art galleries, live theatre, one-stop social service assistence centers….keep the street alive!