Central Village Invigorates Bolton Neighborhood
Jody McLeod April 17th, 2007
Love the thought of living in a neighborhood where you can walk to have a cup of coffee, go to the post office, the library, or even the grocery store? A neighborhood where you have a place to actually meet and get to know your neighbors? The Central Village located in West Linn’s Bolton neighborhood has all that and more. What began as an out-dated shopping center located on Willamette Drive (between Garden and Burns Streets) has been revamped and expanded to an eye-pleasing place to be.
The biggest change is the addition of the new grocery store, Market of Choice. Not only does it have interesting products you might not find elsewhere, it also has a top-of-the-line deli and a community meeting room local residents can use for free. Here is a recent article from the West Linn Tidings about the new market.
In addition to the market, there are several new stores joining previous residents Starbucks, Fit for Life Exercise Center, Advanced Dental Arts, and Hair Unlimited. Businesses such as Cold Stone Creamery, Bone-Jour (Gourmet Doggie Bakery/Boutique), Sofa Table Chair, Wishing Well Floral and Gifts, Booster, Edible Arrangements, Tan Rio, Sierk Orthodontics, Taco Del Mar and Quiznos Subs have already jumped on board, and it seems there are more to come. Several of the empty spaces already have signs saying LEASED in the windows. It will be exciting to see who moves in next.
West Linn is just one of the many cities that are adapting this “neighborhood gathering-place concept”; not only a place to live, but to feel connected to your community. Bolton was already a great neighborhood with its turn-of-the century homes, proximity to schools and neighborhood parks, and with the addition of Central Village, I think it will be an even more desirable place to call home.
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nice article - thanks for mentioning our business. and thanks for promoting west linn.