CDV Riverhead

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• Re-Visualizing Downtown Riverhead

Revitalize with ArtsCentric planning/projects!

• • Artist Live/Work Lofts: create affordable spaces to bring in a new generation of artists
    • Developing Artist's Space: A Checklist (http://angelarmsworks.com/karen/project_checklist.htm)
    • in discussion:EastEndArts mention (http://www.eastendarts.org/artists/artists_live.html)
    • ArtSpaceUSA.org (http://www.artspaceusa.org./)
      • examples: Trenton Downtown (http://www.trentondowntowner.com/default.php?article=88)
  • Storefront Artist Project! "An unusual collaboration involving city officials, business leaders and a group of hard-working artists is helping to transform this city in western Massachusetts. Over the past two years, Mailer persuaded many of Pittsfield's largest property owners to turn over empty storefronts on North Street to more than 30 artists. The artists pay no rent for street-level studio space that in many cases allows passersby to observe them as they work."read article (http://www.southcoasttoday.com/daily/12-04/12-12-04/b01pe809.htm)
  • Art Gallery similar to or branch of Hotcakesor (http://www.hotcakesgallery.com/about/) Thinkspace (http://www.thinkspacegallery.com/)
    • FRESH-east
  • Downtown Arts StreetFestivals (every weekend of warm season?)
    • live jazz, boardwalk
    • Old-style Dinnerand Jazz Ferryboat (dinner, cocktails and dancing aboard Decorative (red,black, gold) Ferry)
    • Boardwalk arts and crafts booths make an interesting stroll
  • Multi-cultural shops and food (think Chinatown, Little Italy, etc)
    • Indian restaurant!+shop? (like in Torrington but with sitdown area)
    • Thai resturant
  • New Art Landmark- working Ferris Wheel (50% of ride fee goes to Riverhead Revitalization/Beautification- ongoing fundraiser)(Tower Ride open to boardwalk visitors??)
  • More Murals/sponsored Street art (example: Williamsburg/Berry St (http://www.urban75.org/photos/newyork/ny781.html))
  • UsedBookShop/gallery/cafe (poetry readings)
  • vintage and indie clothing boutiques
    • House of SMITH
  • Yarn/Knitting/beads/crafts shop
    • subculture community events/activities:
      • Church of Craft (http://www.churchofcraft.org/church/startachapter.html) East End CHU/ CraftyClubhouse
      • Stitch-n-Bitch
  • Indoor Flea Market: one large storefront (Swezey's?) divided into small booth 'shops' for crafts/clothes/small businesses. ex: Metropolitan Flea Market, Brooklyn (http://newyork.craigslist.org/brk/com/176321151.html) Antiques, Collectibles and Handmade items. (this may need to come first in order to bring the traffic).
  • Pottery Gallery/workshop
  • Tattoo shop/gallery (subculture point: pin-up and tattoo art, drawing, alternative)

Big store possibilities:

Real Downtown Movie Theatre!

Urban Outfitters(old Sears)

Pearl Paint (where Ben Franklin is)

Barnes and Noble (old Swezeys)

Riverhead Past: Street Scenes (http://river.suffolk.lib.ny.us/street%20of%20riverhead/Street%20of%20riverhead.htm)j

links: Riverhead Community Development (http://www.riverheadli.com/community-dev.html)

VisionLongIsland Riverhead Plan (http://www.visionlongisland.org/sga/riverhead.html)

G-Space Brainstorms

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