Downtown – Staunton, Virginia
By & By Cafe and Beer Garden Black Swan R&C Staunton Olive Oil Company Made Corner of Augusta
Field Notes
withSimplicity – Harrisonburg, Virginia
withSimplicity is a handmade beauty products retailer in an airstream trailer. This is a creative adaptation of three parking spaces to activate them into a ground floor level use. Should this location not work the store is movable by virtue of being in a trailer and on wheels.
Visit to South Street Seaport – New York City, New York
This waterfront district with distinctive multi-story brick buildings with hipped roofs and chimneys. Connecting them are ample public spaces made that much more enjoyable by the near total elimination of automobiles. Wayfinding helps to orient and navigate people through the district. Nine city blocks and several piers anchor this neighborhood. Shipping container scaled temporary buildings … Read more
Titanic Memorial Park – New York City, New York
A small pocket park is adjacent to the lighthouse memorial in the Titanic Memorial Park. Raised from subscriptions, this was set atop the Seamen’s Church from 1913 to 1967. Every day at noon a time ball at the top of the lighthouse would drop down at noon as a signal to ships in New York … Read more
Kikkerland Pop Up Shop – New York City, New York
This pop-up shop by Wanted Design operated for a brief time in 2016 in the South Street Seaport neighborhood of New York. It featured an eclectic selection of household and gift items.
Seaport Smorgasburg – New York City, New York
This container restaurant in the South Street Seaport neighborhood of New York, is divided into roughly one-half for a kitchen, and the other half for service. Movable tables and chairs outside activate a street that otherwise has limited activity. Update This restaurant did not return in 2017. Instead it decamped to start a new venture … Read more
Downtown – East End Market – Orlando, Florida
We were grateful for a chance to visit the East End Market in Orlando. The market is located in the Audubon Park Garden District that was named a Great American Main Street by the National Main Street Center in 2016 — and factored prominently in that success. Inside a diverse selection of food-based enterprises are on the main … Read more
Downtown – Audubon Park Garden District, Orlando, Florida
The Audubon Park Garden District is a Great American Main Street Award (GAMSA) winner from 2016. East End Market serves as the physical and civic center of the district. During a quick visit in 2016 after they had won the award, we had a chance to see their hard work firsthand. Rather than having a … Read more
Downtown – Johnson City, Tennessee
Before lunch I took a quick tour of the downtown and saw some fairly inexpensive but well-designed social seating at one of the restaurants. We admired the gateway signage and landscaping for “The Blue Plum Village.” Later we learnt about their plans for an arts center with a live performance venue at The Oaks Castle.