{"id":41,"date":"2018-11-17T23:57:12","date_gmt":"2018-11-17T23:57:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/threedowntowns.home.blog\/?page_id=41"},"modified":"2018-12-03T18:36:42","modified_gmt":"2018-12-03T18:36:42","slug":"glendale","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/onestepdeeper.com\/threedowntowns\/glendale\/","title":{"rendered":"Scottsdale"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n\r\nScottsdale\u2019s Old Town Ushers in the New <\/strong>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nWritten by Yael Grauer\r\n<\/em>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nScottsdale is known as \u201cthe West\u2019s most Western town,\u201d and that\u2019s something the city\u2019s Old Town has long tried to embrace. But recently, with luxury condos and millennials moving in, the city\u2019s downtown has been making plans to ensure that it meets expectations.\r\n<\/em>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nOld Town Scottsdale used to refer to a touristy part of town filled primarily with \u00a0\u201ccowboys and Indians\u201d kitsch and other Wild West souvenirs for sale. But in January, the city\u2019s rebranding effort led to it expanding the area it refers to as \u201cOld Town\u201d to include Scottsdale\u2019s many engaging art galleries as well as its popular shopping mall, Scottsdale Fashion Square.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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An eye-catching statue fashioned from bronze, paint and steel featured at Gebert Contemporary Art Gallery. The Scottsdale Art Walk is an event for the public every Thursday evening.\u00a0(Photo by Krystiana Cornella)<\/h6>\r\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe downtown has also seen an increase in high-end restaurants and wine tasting rooms, as well as nightlife and entertainment-based industries that are attracting a new audience to Old Town. But a tourism-related downtown feasibility study<\/a> for the city of Scottsdale indicates that about half of surveyed merchants have seen an overall drop in foot traffic in downtown in the past five years.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNot correcting course could lead to a gradual deterioration of the aspects that make downtown Scottsdale vibrant, according to the study.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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Don Kirschner (left) and Mark Varrett are volunteer ambassadors for Old Town. \u201cThere\u2019s virtually all kinds of retail and restaurants in town. It\u2019s really a very inviting place for people to come and visit,\u201d said Kirschner. Varrett added, \u201cToday we\u2019ve seen people from all over the country,\u201d\u00a0(Photo by Krystiana Cornella)<\/h6>\r\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe Scottsdale City Council passed an updated downtown plan this past summer that allows buildings neighboring Old Town to double in height up to as much as 150 feet in some areas. The population of downtown Scottsdale is projected to reach 6,100 in 2020, according to the city\u2019s feasibility study. Being able to go high will allow developers to build the housing and office space needed to accommodate these new residents.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u201cThe downtown area is\u2026growing up around the core,\u201d said Carroll Huntress, who has owned the iconic Sugar Bowl ice cream parlor on Scottsdale Road since 1985. He said millennials are buying smaller residences located in or near downtown, which has been great for business and led to increased foot traffic.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\n\t\t\n\t\t
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On Christmas Eve in 1958 Jack Huntress started the Sugar Bowl in Old Town. Before the building was used as a tire dealership and hardware store. (Photo by Krystiana Cornella)<\/h6><\/div>\n\n\n\t
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Carroll Huntress, owner and \"king\" of the Sugar Bowl, poses infront of a cherished photograph of his uncle, Jack Huntress. \"My uncle started the restaurant because Scottsdale had very limited opportunities. He had a young family and there was no place to go that didn't serve liquor,\" said Huntress. (Photo by Krystiana Cornella)<\/h6><\/div>\n\n\n\t
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\"People come in and have the same experience that they had 20 to 30 years ago, certainly with the same menu,\" said Huntress. (Photo by Krystiana Cornella)<\/h6><\/div>\n\n\n\t
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Douglas Dawson, a 72 year old New Yorker, celebrates his vacation to Scottsdale with a classic vanilla milkshake from the Sugar Bowl. (Krystiana Cornella)<\/h6><\/div>\n\n\n\t
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\"What we do in our four walls here is we\u2019re able to continue doing the same old thing . . . downtown Scottsdale has done a really good job trying to stay with the times but also keep what might be the Sugar Bowl or another business alive,\" said Huntress. (Photo by Krystiana Cornella)<\/h6><\/div>\n\n\n\t
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