First Thursday is Back!

We stopped in last night at the opening of a new showroom for Kalkhoff Bikes at 11th and Glisan and it was deja vu all over again.  A  swarming crowd turned out in the Pearl District’s First Thursday for brats and beer to see the latest new thing.  No, it wasn’t condos or lofts – duh.  This night the new new thing is innovative bikes for urban commuters.  Cool and techie products were displayed and played-with in a gallery space reminiscent of an Apple store with white walls, cool stuff and trendy people.  It was great fun!

The bikes are awesome!  Electric battery powered models from performance sport styles to jazzy all-about-town, (read practical and possible to pedal anywhere) cruisers.  High style, high quality and enabling of the high life of Portland –  e-urban sustainable and really, practically useful for getting up hills!

What does this have to do with real estate?  Not much.  It was reminiscent of the days we sold Civic lofts from the B-Street Gallery on 13th – and invigorating to be so engaged again in a new concept.  And the fresh activity for the first Thursday of the month speaks positively of the marketplace in general.

The evening and the event are market relevant because people are out again to check out what’s new and be part of product innovation worthy of the Portland culture.  Here’s to Kalkhoffusa.com for bringing their marvelous new bike and commuter technology to Portland . . .  and for bringing back the party to the Pearl!

April 3, 2010 · Filed Under Neighborhoods, Places We Recommend

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