Renaissance on Eighth Street
Two weeks after the reopening of the Eighth Street bridges, business is booming in this formerly sealed-off neighborhood. The manager of West Side Video and Tan said: “Most days have doubled. We were just barely hanging on by the skin of our teeth.”
The owner of Van Goes Pizza and Mexican said: “The difference is between night and day.”
Sabai Thai and Page Turners Etc. are coming up with ways to “reintroduce” themselves after being isolated so long. Sabai Thai’s marketing director said he’s hoping for a revitalization of “uptown Port Angeles.”
Customers are also returning to the St. Vincent De Paul thrift store. And Steven Bridge — owner of three businesses between the two bridges — said: “Busy is a good problem at this point in time. We've doubled. We've at least doubled. So that is a good thing.”
The downtown area is also showing a few burgeoning signs of life. There’ll be a yoga studio opening soon on Laurel Street near Front Street. In the space where Zenzizi used to be, the For Rent sign is gone and the windows are papered over. And there’s a Jazzercise studio on Fifth Street where the liquor store used to be (it only takes up part of the building).
So — think positive.
The owner of Van Goes Pizza and Mexican said: “The difference is between night and day.”
Sabai Thai and Page Turners Etc. are coming up with ways to “reintroduce” themselves after being isolated so long. Sabai Thai’s marketing director said he’s hoping for a revitalization of “uptown Port Angeles.”
Customers are also returning to the St. Vincent De Paul thrift store. And Steven Bridge — owner of three businesses between the two bridges — said: “Busy is a good problem at this point in time. We've doubled. We've at least doubled. So that is a good thing.”
The downtown area is also showing a few burgeoning signs of life. There’ll be a yoga studio opening soon on Laurel Street near Front Street. In the space where Zenzizi used to be, the For Rent sign is gone and the windows are papered over. And there’s a Jazzercise studio on Fifth Street where the liquor store used to be (it only takes up part of the building).
So — think positive.
Labels: Page Turners Etc., Sabai Thai, Steven Bridge Eighth Street bridges, uptown Port Angeles, Van Goes Pizza and Mexican, West Side Video and Tan
posted by Tom Harper at 11:44 AM
10 Comments:
Billy, think positive. Those bridges won't collapse! Prove your coffee cup wrong!
Prove your coffee cup wrong!
Does the word 'generalizing' mean anything to you? It doesn't mean that everyone around me is a fuckin' idiot.
Just you, ha ha ha.
Besides, I don't want to think positive, I want the town to shrink by about ten thousand.
I've always been a small town boy and will be when I die. Small towns rock !!!!
And if you don't think so, go back to the big cities.
BBC: Forty-three comments??? (All rejected. Don't even ask.)
There's an old saying about "nothing to do and all day to do it."
Good news about all those 8th St. businesses. Glad they all hung in there.
Traffic is a lot smoother on First Street, Front Street and Marine Drive. Thank you 8th Street bridges.
The fellow who sold a computer to Billy has a lot to answer for.
Yeah, Billy is gettin' real old fast.
This is good news! And like another poster (commenter?) said, downtown is much easier to cope with too, which is bringing shoppers in. Okay, only a few of those, but every little bit helps! After nearly two years of non-stop construction, let's hope we get a break for awhile.
Whos that guy who drives around town in the gold ford king-cab with "God" in a crossed circle?
What a doofus.
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