Through the grainy viewfinder of camera phone West Cent's latest specialty retail offering is The Porch. Formerly the site of the Overcomer Outreach Thrift Store, The Porch is rumored to be bringing fresh cups of coffee, food, and a meeting room to the location at 1804 West Broadway. In what one MetroSpokane reader describes as post-apocalyptic craftsman styled architecture, the old run down exterior has been retrofitted with wooden beams, brackets and lots o' glass...what you'd expect to see in a neighborhood setting. It's looking nice...congratulations.
I'm praying this is something cafe-like because without Doyle's, I'm left with Bong's and the Maxwell House as my go-to neighborhood eateries. Not that I have anything against either of those two locations- best chicken fried steak in Spokane at the Maxwell House!
Posted by: El Corte | July 30, 2008 at 11:24 AM
Your prayers are answered... sort of. The porch, in addition to being the things already mentioned, is a church. http://www.theporchspokane.org/
They have been in the Garland district for quite some time (I think in the blue door theater).
It's nice seeing people "love thy neighbor" in neighborhoods instead of warehouses in the burbs.
Posted by: spencer | July 30, 2008 at 12:13 PM
Yeah I saw that about a week or two ago, in fact the street itself was undergoing some construction. If you ask me that part of Broadway is kind of nice, it just needs some fixing up. Some of the houses further west have a lot of potential, but they're just really run down.
I'm keeping my eye on that part of town that's for sure.
Posted by: Alberto | July 31, 2008 at 03:15 PM
I am excited about this Outreach and am trying to let those I run into know about it!!!!!!:)
Posted by: Heidi Lynn | August 01, 2008 at 12:31 PM
"I'm keeping my eye on that part of town that's for sure." ~Alberto
I concur. With Kendall Yards going in just two blocks south, there is lots of potential for this historic neighborhood.
Posted by: J | August 01, 2008 at 08:22 PM