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Yellow Brick Row

From the eclectic and touristy shopping of The Cannery Marketplace, it’s just a short walk downtown to the upscale and equally touristy shopping of Emerald City’s famous “Yellow Brick Row.” This open-air mall runs along a main street that extends roughly north-south, away from The Riverfront and towards Royal Heights (technically angling around Royal Hill). The street is closed to vehicular traffic for eight blocks, and paved in that area with brick, annually painted the Row’s signature color. The cross-streets are open to traffic, but footbridges arc over most of them, completed in the past six years to deal with complaints about traffic congestion crossing the Row. Still, experienced Emerald City motorists tend to divert around Yellow Brick Row, especially during peak hours in the city. Yellow Brick Row is lined with a variety of shops, restaurants, and cafes, most of the latter offering sidewalk seating during fair weather (and table umbrellas during lighter rainy days). Likewise, “sidewalk sales” are common for stores during fair weather, but most keep their business indoors during Emerald City’s long rainy season. Yellow Brick Row’s retail offerings range from major chain stores (tending towards the upscale the closer you get to Royal Hill) to small, independent boutiques. You can find multiple Starbase Coffee along with Arcadia Coffee Roasters, and the Mud House and Victrola, two independent coffeehouses.