Download the Mt. Pleasant Temporium Final Report!
In December 2010, as part of the city’s new Temporary Urbanism initiative, the DC Office of Planning awarded Mount Pleasant Main Street (MPMS) a grant to establish the Mt. Pleasant Temporium, a pop-up shop in an unoccupied retail space in the heart of the neighborhood’s commercial corridor.
Open for 24-consecutive days between February 18 and March 13, 2011, the Mt. Pleasant Temporium housed 34 local artisans and crafters. It grossed more than $31,000 in sales from its 1,030 customers, 70 percent of whom reside in the District’s Ward 1.
The project was located in an under-utilized storefront at 3068 Mt. Pleasant St. NW. The space was loaned from Nana, a clothing retailer relocating from U St. NW. Over the course of the project more than 6,800 visitors came to the Mt. Pleasant St. NW business corridor to shop at the Temporium and attend its 23 free special events—which included storytelling, crafting, book readings, and live music.
The Mt. Pleasant Temporium was developed by Mount Pleasant Main Street, in partnership with SpeakeasyDC, Hello Craft, Radio CPR, Partners for Livable Communities, and the DC Office of Planning. This project was supported by the DC Office of Planning’s Temporary Urbanism grant, and sponsored by the Washington City Paper, Old School Hardware and Mythic Paint.
The Temporium helped meet several objectives established by the District of Columbia through the Creative DC Action Agenda and the Retail Action Roadmap. They include supporting creative entrepreneurs, activating commercial corridors and highlighting their retail potential, providing residents with unique services and activities, and promoting neighborhoods.
Read more about the Mt. Pleasant Temporium grant and our partners!
Special thanks to the Temporium Team, which has volunteered countless hours to making this project a success:
- Jessica Scheuerman, director
- Liz Bieber, special events coordinator
- Jackie Flanagan & Joe Pangelinan, retail & build out coordinators
- Kim Dorn & Hello Craft, vendor curator
- Daisy McClellan, retail associate
- Phil Greiner, business outreach
- Renée Carl, volunteer coordinator
- Brian Miller, marketing outreach
- Sean Hennessey & Rania Hassan, storefront window curators
photos by Brian Tropiano, http://www.briantropianophoto.com
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