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Phoenix

Grand Avenue

Working studios, vintage, and the diagonal street that ignores the grid

Grand cuts southeast to northwest across the Phoenix grid, and everything on it feels slightly off-axis in the best way. Fewer condos than RoRo, more people actually making things.

Best day to go

Saturday afternoon, then stay for dinner

Eat

  • Bacanora
  • Ollie Vaughn's
  • Sunset-hour tacos on Van Buren

Shop

  • Antique Sugar
  • Zombie Sugar
  • Grand Arthaus studios

See

  • Open roll-up studio doors
  • Grand Ave mural stretch
  • Chartreuse gallery
Walk it
  1. 1
    Antique Sugar

    The anchor. Budget an hour.

  2. 2
    Grand Arthaus

    Studios open erratically — knock

  3. 3
    Bacanora

    Line forms before 5pm on cool nights

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