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THE NEIGHBOURHOOD NOTEBOOK

The design notebook

A dated reading of the domain’s 2000s directory. These entries describe the records, not unconfirmed current destinations.

Use this notebook to understand the neighbourhood’s range of practices. For a visit today, use the source-linked place directory. A date below belongs to the saved page; it is not a claim that the organisation has operated continuously since then.

RECORD: 2005

Baltzell

Interiors brought together imported antiques, ceramics and textiles.

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RECORD: 2004

Berman Gallery

The gallery combined twentieth-century furniture, pottery, textiles and other design.

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RECORD: 2003

Lost Highways / Crosley-Deluxe

A research library and gallery explored trailers, motor homes and auto camping.

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RECORD: 2005

Dane Decor Downtown

The showroom described European and Scandinavian furniture and accessories.

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RECORD: 2003

Foster’s Urban Homeware

Housewares combined functional and decorative design.

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RECORD: 2007

Gargoyles Ltd

A North Third Street design business appears in the 2007 listing; the recovered entry offers little programme detail.

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RECORD: 2003

Indigo Arts

The gallery described folk and contemporary art from several regions, including Asia, Africa and the Americas.

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RECORD: 2003

Jasuta Urban Interiors

Interiors combined contemporary furniture and objects with older finds.

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RECORD: 2003

Minima

The showroom connected modern design classics with furniture and lighting.

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RECORD: 2004

Mode Moderne

The listing focused on furniture and objects from the 1920s through the 1990s.

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RECORD: 2004

Moderne Gallery

Studio furniture and twentieth-century decorative arts formed the programme.

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RECORD: 2004

OLC

Photograph of an orange and yellow reclining seat on a metal frame

OLC — image from the original Old City Arts site, saved 2003-05-01. The work title and photographer are not identified in the recovered file.

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Look closer

Follow the line of the frame, then compare it with the curve of the seat.

Contemporary lighting and furniture were the focus of the short entry.

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RECORD: 2003

Francis J. Purcell

The antiques collection included furniture and objects from several European and American traditions.

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RECORD: 2003

Reform

The business described twentieth-century furniture and decorative accessories.

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RECORD: 2003

Scarlett Alley

The shop brought together art, furniture, gifts and everyday objects.

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