In 2011 I’ll be starting a new series featuring the Storefronts of Portsmouth. Today’s image captures many things I love about Portsmouth. A quaint storefront of a local business, a richly painted entrance, a shop nestled up against others alongside, a brick sidewalk, the warm glow of a shop where you can meet people (not a robot on some website). Gus & Ruby Letterpress is a cool stationary and invitation boutique on Congress Street, which moved during 2010 from its former location of a little spot on Market Street near the salt piles. It’s always a great thing when a business needs to move to a bigger space in order to meet the needs of its customers…it means business is thriving. I had the chance to visit the shop a few months back, and loved how much detail and thought went into decorating the interior. I love capturing detail, though I’m not always the best at creating it – so it’s always fun to see what folks come up with. Stop in to see them sometime.
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January 4, 2011 at 7:42 am
Phil, this is Main St., USA. I appreciate the homey feel of storefronts in a small, or at least, mature, town. You can feel the energy of years ago when that area was likely the busiest spot in town! Very much looking forward to this series!
January 4, 2011 at 10:57 am
I agree with Jim. I have passed by this place almost whi knows how many times – almost every day – and never really stopped to look at it, which is my bad. Now I want to look at all of the other storefronts as well to see what I have been taking for granted!