Mudroom
PDX Index: First Thursday
25 Years since art galleries in the “Northwest Industrial Triangle” began staying open later on Thursday evenings
1 Gallery owner who (according to some accounts) suggested renaming the area “The Pearl District”
4,200 residential units added since 2002 in the urban-renewal district that includes The Pearl District
4 Starbucks opened in the Pearl since First Thursday began
56 number of galleries and other businesses that now participate in First Thursday
100 Percentage increase in revenue at Ben & Jerry’s Pearl District location on a summer First Thursday, versus an average day
11 Years since street-art vendors officially joined First Thursday
1:2 Ratio of accordion players to acrobats spotted at the First Thursday street-art gallery in July
