Please and Thank You is open

[Robin Garr]

East Market is hopping! I'm still not excited about the name "NuLu," though. I hope the neighborhood can drop back to something more evolutionary and authentic than sticking with the apparent result of a committee process.

Please and Thank You web page:
http://pleaseandthankyoulouisville.com/

What is this place? The website is't really funtional beyond a half-photo of the facade.

What is this place? The website is't really funtional beyond a half-photo of the facade.

http://consuminglouisville.com/2011/05/ ... market.php

This gives a little more info. Sounds like a coffee shop, bakery, and record store.

They are very excited about the mix this place has to offer. Brooke and Jason are wonderful people and I can't wait to check them out at their new business. Vinyl and coffee. Are you cool enough? I'm gonna try to be! At least you won't hear muzak while sipping your latte.

Are you cool enough?.

I hope not, but do look forward to giving them a try.

Are you cool enough?

Oh. God no.
I thought by this time in my life (40's) I wouldn't even have to answer that...
The things I used to do to be cool...

It's a fun place. I dropped by today and was impressed with with the vinyl selection and the whole feeling of the place. Sweet people- I think they weren't ready to be quite so busy but they all had smiles on their tired faces. Should be a hit.

Gary, as far as the records are concerned, was it new and / or used vinyl? Any focus on a certailn genre...or was it a wide variety? Thanks for the info.

DD

East Market is hopping! I'm still not excited about the name "NuLu," though. I hope the neighborhood can drop back to something more evolutionary and authentic than sticking with the apparent result of a committee process.

Please and Thank You web page:
http://pleaseandthankyoulouisville.com/

I hope you continue to just call it East Market then. Especially given the fact that with your relative influence from your reviews it was may help turn the tide on that silly marketing strategy.

[Robin Garr]

I hope you continue to just call it East Market then. Especially given the fact that with your relative influence from your reviews it was may help turn the tide on that silly marketing strategy.

Well, yeah, but "East Market" excludes East Main.

I sort of liked the original "arts and gallery district," but maybe they thought that was too confining?

Gary, as far as the records are concerned, was it new and / or used vinyl? Any focus on a certailn genre...or was it a wide variety? Thanks for the info.

DD

Derrick, it looks like it's mostly jazz oriented but I didn't make it through them all- there are quite a few. They all look to be gently used and at good prices.

Robin - thank you for making that point concerning the hoaky branding of East Market St. and a very valid point you make concerning East Main. As momentum increases in the district for new business as well as the strengthening of the residential community, Plans for development on East Main are making the Main&Market-East area a contender. Now - if we could just get it on a development path - we'd be golden! But - I will say, the appointed name of the district was simply a failed branding effort - as real developers move into the district - professional and vetted marketing teams will establish the correct vision of Main&Market-East for and in direct reflection of the people who call it home. Current trends will fizzle soon enough - a lot of us here feel as you do.

[Robin Garr]

Robin - thank you for making that point concerning the hoaky branding of East Market St..

Jayson, let the record reflect that I LOVE what's happening east of downtown, and don't want to do anything that would mess it up even in a small way.

I just get frustrated by stuff like "NuLu," is all ... but at least I'm not a curmudgeon.

Robin - thank you for making that point concerning the hoaky branding of East Market St. and a very valid point you make concerning East Main. As momentum increases in the district for new business as well as the strengthening of the residential community, Plans for development on East Main are making the Main&Market-East area a contender. Now - if we could just get it on a development path - we'd be golden! But - I will say, the appointed name of the district was simply a failed branding effort - as real developers move into the district - professional and vetted marketing teams will establish the correct vision of Main&Market-East for and in direct reflection of the people who call it home. Current trends will fizzle soon enough - a lot of us here feel as you do.

Who came up with the name anyway? I have an idea, but would like to confirm. Do you know the (guilty) party?

So, I'm not clear about this - the vinyl is for sale? That would be too cool. I'm still collecting vinyl, especially jazz.

"Nulu" is, I think, attributable to Gill Holland. I'm fine with the name, and also thankful for people like Gill who pour their own money into revitalization efforts.