Midtown marketing initiative

in business


Faces of Midtown Lake Street's small business community


Lourdes Reyes

Frida Salon de Belleza
Me Gusta Place, 1501 E. Lake Street

"Persistence will continue to be rewarded on Lake Street." More

Hajji Gobana

Park Grocery
701 E. Lake Street

"I love it here, and it's true, the cold weather I like the best of all." More

Juan Paredes

Amazones Western Wear
Plaza Verde, 1512 E. Lake Street

"Ten years ago, you found no honest commerce on this street after 6:00 p.m. Now you have nightlife and a market for fashion." More

Julie Ingebretsen

Ingebretsen's Scandanavian Food & Gifts
1601 E. Lake Street

"The rebuilding of Lake Street and a new streetscape will help things along even further for us, though no business owner enjoys the disruption." More

Michael Reese

Michael’s Hip Hop Shop
736 E. Lake Street

"I just keep doing what I've always done – working like crazy to keep it moving forward." More

Toni Mata
Lake Street Business and Career Center
1516 E. Lake Street

"People from very different backgrounds come to us every day." More

Kathee Foran
In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theater
1500 E. Lake Street

"We only have eight people on staff, but we work with 8,200 independent artists." More

Greg Alford

Auto Max

520 E. Lake Street

"My customers are mainly neighbors from near here and they keep coming back." More

Mark Simon

Robert’s Shoes

740 E. Lake Street

“This is not our first reconstruction of Lake Street.  We’ve seen it twice now and we’re making it through again.” More

Juan Carlos Alanis

Latino Communications Network

1516 E. Lake Street

"The key to survival of a business on Lake Street is quality for the right price." More