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Roosevelt Row is part of the Downtown Phoenix Arts District and is home to artist live/work, gallery and studio spaces, restaurants and boutiques. Popular stops include Tammie Coe Cakes, Monorchid Gallery and Perihelion Arts. Roosevelt Row is also a popular stop during the monthly First Fridays Artwalk.
Roosevelt Row has been a vital mixed use area from the earliest days of the establishment of Phoenix. Many of the concrete sidewalks in the neighborhood were poured in 1909, three years before Arizona officially became the 48th State. In the early 1940s, when there were approximately 30,000 people living in Phoenix, numerous businesses were established along Roosevelt Street. The flower shop at Fifth Street and Roosevelt has been in continuous operation since 1948.
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 plummeted as more people began to venture into the area to experience the cultural vibrancy.
922 N. 5th St., Phoenix, AZ 85004
Tel: (602) 614-8727, http://www.rooseveltrow.org
