Celebrating the Third Place: Inspiring Stories About the Great Good Places at the Heart of Our Communities

These seating configurations allow people to be private, to be in the middle of things, or on the periphery.

They are on neutral ground, welcome all people, are accessible, modest, and playful. Customers develop a sense of ownership for the places, feel restored, at ease and rooted there, and regulars talk freely about their lives, their community, and the world. Great good places unite the community, serve the elderly, bring adults and children together

“There are no strangers here, just friends who haven’t met,”

New Urbanism movement.

Through the chess set, free entertainment, a magazine stand, and a variety of community events, we make a conscious effort to send out the message to our customers that they are welcome.

Pike Street in Seattle, or Granville Island in Canada,

a poem is a personal, individual experience.

We strive to make a place where people feel at home,

Vitality is an essential element in attracting customers to a shopping center, and it’s also a very important characteristic of a third place. Clearly, the most important ingredient of vitality is the presence of people.