2nd Avenue's Third Places

Downtown, in the Second Avenue and Park Place area, there are a number of Third Places for people to interact with their neighbors. This photograph shows one for example, the YMCA. This is a place for children and young teens to learn and play with each other. It is less than a full block from the majority of the Park Place residences and there is also a baseball field and basketball court directly across the street from the facility. Also directly across the street from the YMCA is the Jones Valley Urban Farm- Gardens of Park Place. This urban garden has a number of plots that belong to residents of Park Place and is a great place for neighbors to interact with each other. Second Avenue has a number of Third Places as well. Faith Skate Supply is located next door to Erdreich Architects. Faith is a place for the skater crowd to have something of a hub downtown, a kind of headquarters. Going down the block there's a few more. Urban Standard is four doors down from Erdreich Architects. Urban Standard is a coffee shop and bakery, and a great place for nearby residents to come and get a cup of coffee, enjoy a book or newspaper and hopefully make some new friends. Just past Urban Standard, you'll find a German bar/club and Rogue Tavern, which is a restaurant and bar. These are a few of the Third Places we passed on our Park Place/2nd Avenue adventure.