Word: storefront
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...storefront cultists generally move into the fringes of ghettos, from which storekeepers have fled to safer and more profitable neighborhoods...
...North Side Chicago shoe-repair shop for new heels or a shine are confronted by a discreetly blackened window and an avocado green door-firmly latched. The new tenant, Artist Ron Rolfe, is not interested in their patronage. All he wants is the privacy of home in his converted storefront...
Like 500 or so other Chicagoans, Rolfe has rejected the steep rents and monotonous layouts of high-rise apartments and opted instead for storefront living near downtown business districts...
Every Nook. Indeed, it is space-at a budget price-that most attracts members of the new storefront community. Though the warehouse-like interiors with 14-ft. ceilings often cost $60 per month to heat, the rent averages only $150, half that charged for Chicago apartments of similar size. Tenants use every nook and cranny, partitioning off sleeping berths, closets and workshops with hanging plants or plywood. One innovative interior decorator, who moved into a former ice cream parlor, now serves cocktails instead of sarsaparilla from behind the old soda fountain...
...peace as he moves from behind the counter to clear off the clutter of greasy pizza plates, crumpled napkins, and empty soda bottles that has piled up in the last ten minutes. His scenery the flimsy wood panelling on the walls, his stage lights the neon sign on the storefront that glares "Harvard House of Pizza" in red and green, Frank performs without an audience...