As they relocate to cities, they are given storefronts for self-employment as compensation for their loss of land.
At a cultural moment that has given us a storefront dedicated to artisanal mayonnaise, La Boîte manages to advance the genre.
Mr. Ling excavated the sidewalk back 30 inches, to its original footprint, giving the storefront a full 10-foot height, above, and offering a pink glow that illuminates the street.
And from the consumer standpoint, a personalized storefront gives users an easy way to make money or access discounts to a retailer.
On a warm night, a seat at one of the sidewalk bistro tables or near the windows in the dining room of this narrow storefront gives a patron a view of the busy street scene: runners, people pushing strollers, commuters walking home from the train station just a block or two away.
By day, passersby would give their storefronts a wide berth; by night, I noticed, they would get closer, and enter.
Search ads will become a critical way for apps to be discovered in a growing storefront, especially given that Apple says over 65percentt of apps today are downloaded from a search query.
Blue Wave 235 North Avenue West Westfield (908) 233-0052 www.bluewavewestfield.com GOOD THE SPACE A narrow downtown storefront gives way to a large, comfortable rear dining room with whimsical nautical décor.
He was very involved in happenings ("theater pieces" he called his) given in a Lower East Side storefront studio he shared with Claes Oldenburg, Jim Dine and others.
Brick walls with shutters and paintings, knickknacks, a copper pot with flowers, and a sideboard with glassware give this corner storefront restaurant an unmistakable French feel.
