If you're going to shop for gifts, shop local. Crafty Wonderland is a pop up store that's temporarily installed in a vacant storefront on SW 10th & Yamhill. It is part of an effort by the Regional Arts & Culture Council and the City of Portland to keep the holiday dollars circulating in the city and generate income for PDX'x so-called "creative class". It's a standard model of urban renewal to create temporary spaces/shops in uninhabited storefronts. The city creates a more welcoming atmosphere to impress tourists with, the artists get to make a buck, and more local businesses benefit from the money that is kept in local circulation. It's a class act-- an economy that supports local business and supports the arts goes a long way rejuvenating burnt-out industrial cities.
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