But that doesn't mean they do everything right. Case in point is Canvas, a gallery on Third Street and Roosevelt that comes to life once a month on First Fridays. The owners of this gallery, for some unknown reason, chose to build a parking lot (as if Phoenix needs any more of those) on Roosevelt at about Fourth Street. This forecloses development on a great location on what is probably downtown's most promising street. But it also makes no sense when you look at the Canvas building itself, which is still covered in particle board that has been tagged. From my vantage point, Canvas would have been better served finishing the exterior of the building as opposed to building another unnecessary parking lot.
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Walt, thanks for the comment. I do like the fact that Canvas invigorated an empty building. But the parking lot fronting Roosevelt was an unnecessary suburban-style "amenity." And the tagging had to go. The Canvas people have covered up the tagging in the months since this post.
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