Comments on: Cherokee Street Evolution http://www.beltstl.com/2009/04/cherokee-street-evolution/ Built Environment in Layman's Terms Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:32:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: Cherokee Open House: Reviews & Photos – AVD http://www.beltstl.com/2009/04/cherokee-street-evolution/comment-page-1/#comment-951 Cherokee Open House: Reviews & Photos – AVD Fri, 10 Apr 2009 14:18:23 +0000 http://www.beltstl.com/?p=382#comment-951 [...] Toby Weiss also blogged about the happenings and the neighborhood in general on B.E.L.T. , with some killer pictures of the retail architecture on the street: “Cherokee Street Evolution.” [...] [...] Toby Weiss also blogged about the happenings and the neighborhood in general on B.E.L.T. , with some killer pictures of the retail architecture on the street: “Cherokee Street Evolution.” [...]

]]> By: steve carosello http://www.beltstl.com/2009/04/cherokee-street-evolution/comment-page-1/#comment-947 steve carosello Wed, 08 Apr 2009 19:02:42 +0000 http://www.beltstl.com/?p=382#comment-947 Toby, This was the perfect piece to herald the (currently erratic) arrival of Spring in St. Louis. I know there will be many more such events in the near future. City Art Supply, for one, has regular events regardless of season. Documenting the original entryways of each business beautifully documents the link between past and present. In an earlier time, such permanence announced "Here to stay" - a feat probably managed for many decades. Aside to Darren: South Street is, truly, "the hippest street in town"! Toby,

This was the perfect piece to herald the (currently erratic) arrival of Spring in St. Louis. I know there will be many more such events in the near future. City Art Supply, for one, has regular events regardless of season.

Documenting the original entryways of each business beautifully documents the link between past and present. In an earlier time, such permanence announced “Here to stay” – a feat probably managed for many decades.

Aside to Darren: South Street is, truly, “the hippest street in town”!

]]> By: Paul Hohmann http://www.beltstl.com/2009/04/cherokee-street-evolution/comment-page-1/#comment-943 Paul Hohmann Wed, 08 Apr 2009 01:45:00 +0000 http://www.beltstl.com/?p=382#comment-943 Great photos Toby! I don't think I realized how many of those deep entry storefronts there are on Cherokee. Great photos Toby! I don’t think I realized how many of those deep entry storefronts there are on Cherokee.

]]> By: Bryan A. Hollerbach http://www.beltstl.com/2009/04/cherokee-street-evolution/comment-page-1/#comment-941 Bryan A. Hollerbach Tue, 07 Apr 2009 13:15:12 +0000 http://www.beltstl.com/?p=382#comment-941 Lovely! I visited Cherokee just two or three weekends ago for the Binge & Purge opening. I'd never before hit Apop--yow! I could probably pass an entire day wandering there. And of course, just down the street lies Dana Smith's City Art Supply, and my weakness for shops like that almost equals my weakness for book and record shops... Lovely! I visited Cherokee just two or three weekends ago for the Binge & Purge opening. I’d never before hit Apop–yow! I could probably pass an entire day wandering there. And of course, just down the street lies Dana Smith’s City Art Supply, and my weakness for shops like that almost equals my weakness for book and record shops…

]]> By: PamLanning http://www.beltstl.com/2009/04/cherokee-street-evolution/comment-page-1/#comment-940 PamLanning Tue, 07 Apr 2009 12:22:43 +0000 http://www.beltstl.com/?p=382#comment-940 Great pictures! I love those trash cans! (first picture) Great pictures! I love those trash cans! (first picture)

]]> By: Kit Kellison http://www.beltstl.com/2009/04/cherokee-street-evolution/comment-page-1/#comment-939 Kit Kellison Tue, 07 Apr 2009 08:58:48 +0000 http://www.beltstl.com/?p=382#comment-939 Richard Florida's book "The Rise of the Creative Class," outlines how neighborhoods awaken when artists move into a depressed area to take advantage of low rents. Coffee shops follow...coffee shop conversation among artists is noticed by budding hipsters. Rehabbers, attracted to the reputation of shabby hipness come in, put a vigorous spit-shine on the situation that may cause real-estate prices to rise and rubs the artists back out. Still, they leave a neighborhood that for a while, at least, coddles the reputation of the creative spirit where commerce thrives. All this glamor comes crashing down when chain stores move in; beware the Loop! Cherokee Street appears to be at the end of it's first trimester in this cycle. Let's hope the second trimester is endless. Richard Florida’s book “The Rise of the Creative Class,” outlines how neighborhoods awaken when artists move into a depressed area to take advantage of low rents. Coffee shops follow…coffee shop conversation among artists is noticed by budding hipsters. Rehabbers, attracted to the reputation of shabby hipness come in, put a vigorous spit-shine on the situation that may cause real-estate prices to rise and rubs the artists back out.
Still, they leave a neighborhood that for a while, at least, coddles the reputation of the creative spirit where commerce thrives. All this glamor comes crashing down when chain stores move in; beware the Loop!
Cherokee Street appears to be at the end of it’s first trimester in this cycle. Let’s hope the second trimester is endless.

]]> By: Darren http://www.beltstl.com/2009/04/cherokee-street-evolution/comment-page-1/#comment-937 Darren Tue, 07 Apr 2009 03:39:14 +0000 http://www.beltstl.com/?p=382#comment-937 Wow, look at all that terrazzo! Y'know, South Street in Philly is one of my favorite shopping districts, mainly for its scale: Streets just wide enough to not be intimidating for pedestrians, trees planted by the curbs, a lot of eras of commercial architecture (and remodeling) represented...and the closest thing StL has to it, scale-wise, is this portion of Cherokee. I know I've told you this before, Toby, but your readers might not know: About fifteen years ago, Gap Inc. was so convinced (by whom, I don't know) that Cherokee was going to become a "hot" retail district that they actually drew up plans for a Banana Republic. While it would be nice if our town had a big-name chain store (other than, ahem, Macy's) that opened onto an urban sidewalk instead of an indoor mall, I do believe I prefer Cherokee's grassroots revival. Wow, look at all that terrazzo! Y’know, South Street in Philly is one of my favorite shopping districts, mainly for its scale: Streets just wide enough to not be intimidating for pedestrians, trees planted by the curbs, a lot of eras of commercial architecture (and remodeling) represented…and the closest thing StL has to it, scale-wise, is this portion of Cherokee. I know I’ve told you this before, Toby, but your readers might not know: About fifteen years ago, Gap Inc. was so convinced (by whom, I don’t know) that Cherokee was going to become a “hot” retail district that they actually drew up plans for a Banana Republic. While it would be nice if our town had a big-name chain store (other than, ahem, Macy’s) that opened onto an urban sidewalk instead of an indoor mall, I do believe I prefer Cherokee’s grassroots revival.

]]> By: Ken Konchel http://www.beltstl.com/2009/04/cherokee-street-evolution/comment-page-1/#comment-936 Ken Konchel Tue, 07 Apr 2009 02:22:42 +0000 http://www.beltstl.com/?p=382#comment-936 I love how you've documented the entrance-way tiles with the stores' names. Such charming moments when people cared about the small details. I love how you’ve documented the entrance-way tiles with the stores’ names. Such charming moments when people cared about the small details.

]]> By: Vivian Ogier http://www.beltstl.com/2009/04/cherokee-street-evolution/comment-page-1/#comment-935 Vivian Ogier Tue, 07 Apr 2009 01:38:28 +0000 http://www.beltstl.com/?p=382#comment-935 Thanks for the great story. Makes me want to go have lunch at Shangri-La and take a walk. Thanks for the great story. Makes me want to go have lunch at Shangri-La and take a walk.

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