Living in Downtown- now that is “green”!
February 21st, 2010 categories: Downtown Phoenix, Historic Neighborhoods, Local Color, Phoenix real estate
Lets take Roosevelt Historic District… It seems that “everything” is within a walking distance in this neighborhood.
Walk Score website gives the area 80 points (when I used Portland Place address) – and 88 (when I used Artisan Village) out of 100 points, making the place “very walkable” and this is without transit data provided, though Lightrail stations are nearby. Amazing!
Though we may need to drive to work if we don’t work in Downtown, or to take kids to school – lets see how our average weekend may look like?
Within a walking distance we have, for example:
- Peace and tranquility at a cost of $3.00 ( Japanese Friendship Garden on 3rd Ave and Portland)
- Best coffee in town roasted on the spot ( Lola cafe on Roosevelt and 3rd Ave.)
- One of the most beautiful libraries in the world (Central Ave. South Of McDowell)
- Fantastic pizza at Cibo – on 5th ave and Fillmore
- Modern Asian and open air bar with live music – Nine 05 – 3rd street and Roosevelt
- Downtown Public Market and Royal Coffee Bar- food grown, made locally.
- Sushi on Mckinley
- Historic Post office
- British pub
- Best bread in town – Roosevelt and 6th st – at Tammie Coe
- Few yoga places
- Symphony
- Science center
- Children museum
- Arizona Puppet Theater
- Orpheum Theater
- Herberger Theater
- Lightrail
- Arizona Center mall
A popular weekend destination – Home Depot- is not on my list – but we rather would drive there anyway.
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