After another long spell of silence, it’s time to share our good news. We are moving to a new location – actually just a few blocks away- on Cherokee Blvd. How is that for an appropriately named street?
The place is somewhat unique. It’s the only house with a tiny patch of real grass actually fronting on Cherokee Blvd. Built in 1910, it has that wonderful “lived in” slope to the floors, and is filled with sunlight. As the owner said when I first entered the door “This is a happy house”.
We will be open for business at 518 Cherokee Blvd. on Friday, July1st. Now I need to explain further, as that is just the beginning of this adventure. When we open there, we will be functioning as a frame shop only – no gallery per se, although we will have some jewelry and a few other items for sale. You see, while the little house is charming, it’s not big enough to be both frame shop AND gallery. But don’t worry – there is a gallery coming!
The owner has been working at fiber optic speed to purchase the property behind the house for a second building. Once erected, THAT building will become the frame shop, and the little house will be the gallery. The timelines are uncertain at present, but we are hoping for a late Fall opening.
Please stay tuned. We will try to provide some progress reports and pictures.