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Word on the street

You know you’re downtown when...



“… you see someone driving the wrong way down a one-way street.”
Tarin Roberts, server
 


“ … you see a different sunset every day. When I’m driving downtown, I get a different skyline and sunset every day.”
Tim “Queso” Hannis, janitor


“ … a redneck walks into Soundpony then walks out two minutes later because Lizard Police is playing.”
Glenn Hicks, server 


“… we see the well-preserved
architecture, as well as the diversity of culture, of people, and of restaurants. We can’t get it anywhere else.”
— Patricia Frisbee, vocational evaluator & real estate developer


“… you can find great local food.”
— Ray Licklater, bartender
 


“… Pee Wee tries to sell you sneakers.”
— Mitch Gilliam, TTV contributing writer

 

“… you see food trucks parked at Guthrie Green.”
— Jacinta Harris, college student 
 


“… there is a line of scantily clad teens waiting for an EDM show at Cain’s.”
Lindsey Roe, restaurant general manager 


“… you’re surrounded by beautiful Art Deco architecture.”
Dixie Carroll and Bill Jette, retail store owners from Rhode Island


“ … it’s perfectly safe to take a nap in the street.”
Val Esparza, graphic designer
 


“… you’re doing great because the Spaghetti Warehouse has fallen.”
Evan Hughes, comedian
 


… my daughters always want to go to the “pink place,” PinkitzelThey have their own corner table. When the pink bus drives by and we’re at Pinkitzel, they’re in heaven.”
— Dave Sherry, retired teacher and stay-at-home dad