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Roosevelt Row is a dynamic, walkable urban mixed-use area with a significant concentration of artists and other creative professionals. With increasing density, this is an area that is becoming more pedestrian-friendly and supportive of small local independent businesses that give downtown Phoenix character. Roosevelt Street is an east-west corridor that connects the historic neighborhoods between Grand Avenue and 16th Street. The corridor also connects the amenities within the urban core including municipal landmarks, sports arenas, the Orpheum & Herberger theatres, the Science and Phoenix History Museums, Heritage Square, the Biomedical campus and Children's Art Museum all en route by light rail. The central transit station located just south of Civic Space Park across from ASU downtown makes for an easy commute up to the Arts District and Margaret T. Hance Park, Burton Barr public library, the Phoenix Art Museum, Heard Museum and Uptown Central Phoenix. Roosevelt Row is part of the Downtown Phoenix Arts District and is home to artist live/work spaces, gallery spaces and studio spaces. Roosevelt Row is a pedestrian friendly street characterised by an ecclectic mix of rehabilitated adaptive-reuse properties and new mixed-use, urban development. Roosevelt Row connects the arts and downtown Phoenix historic neighborhoods including Garfield, Evans Churchill, F.Q. Story, Willo, Roosevelt and Grand Avenue. A SHORT BIT OF HISTORY In the 1970s, parts of the area were re-zoned as a high-rise incentive district leading to land speculation and a decline of the neighborhood that lasted until the late 1990s. The blighted area was attractive to artists because the boarded-up buildings and former crack houses were affordable for studio and gallery space. The arts were a major factor in the revitalization of the area and crime rates plummetted as more people began to venture into the area to experience the cultural vibrancy. The corridor is re-emerging as one of the most dynamic areas in downtown Phoenix and a valued cultural resource in the metropolitan region and the state.
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Roosevelt
Row is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization established to further
the unique character and assets of the area, to advocate for the continuing
role of the arts in the revitalization of downtown Phoenix, and to foster
a dense, diverse and walkable urban environment. Kenny Barrett, Programs Manager kenny@rooseveltrow.org Hillary Butler, Events Manager Sam Wilkes, Communications Manager
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