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The '''Little Rock River Market''' is a public food, shopping, and entertainment nexus in the heart of downtown Little Rock, Arkansas.  
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The '''Little Rock River Market District''' is an eight-square block public food, shopping, and entertainment nexus in the heart of downtown Little Rock, Arkansas.  
  
 
The River Market was the brainchild of Little Rock developer [[Jimmy Moses]] who conceived the idea in the 1980s following a visit to the Pike Place Market in Seattle, Washington. In 1990 Moses brought his idea, then called [[Diamond Center]], to the Little Rock City Board of Directors. In October 1991 the $42.1 million proposal failed in a vote by Little Rock residents by 57 to 43 percent.
 
The River Market was the brainchild of Little Rock developer [[Jimmy Moses]] who conceived the idea in the 1980s following a visit to the Pike Place Market in Seattle, Washington. In 1990 Moses brought his idea, then called [[Diamond Center]], to the Little Rock City Board of Directors. In October 1991 the $42.1 million proposal failed in a vote by Little Rock residents by 57 to 43 percent.

Revision as of 00:57, 4 February 2008

The Little Rock River Market. Facing east on Bill Clinton Avenue. Photo by Phil Frana.
Interior view of the River Market. Photo by Phil Frana.
Exterior view of the River Market. Photo by Phil Frana.

The Little Rock River Market District is an eight-square block public food, shopping, and entertainment nexus in the heart of downtown Little Rock, Arkansas.

The River Market was the brainchild of Little Rock developer Jimmy Moses who conceived the idea in the 1980s following a visit to the Pike Place Market in Seattle, Washington. In 1990 Moses brought his idea, then called Diamond Center, to the Little Rock City Board of Directors. In October 1991 the $42.1 million proposal failed in a vote by Little Rock residents by 57 to 43 percent.

About $1 billion of direct investment in the downtown district occurred between 1997 when the city was selected as the site of the Clinton Presidential Center and 2004 when the Clinton Library dedication ceremony took place. Said Little Rock City Manager Bruce Moore in 2004, "The presidential library has had a tremendous impact on our central core. It has totally revitalized downtown."

References

  • Larry Copeland, "City Takes Cue from Comeback Kid: Clinton Library Breathes Life into Struggling Little Rock," USA Today, October 8, 2004.

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