Portobello West

Portobello West

Portobello West fashion and art market is a monthly market held in Vancouver, BC, Canada. The Market is a regular event at which local designers and artisans can sell their creations directly to the public. It was established in August 2006 by Carlie Smith, a graduate of the University of Victoria who, after living in London, England for 2 years, wanted to bring the European style market atmosphere to her home town. Carlie envisioned a regular event that would raise the profile of local designers and artisans as well as be a regular outdoor community event.

Location

Originally held at the Plaza of Nations, Portobello West relocated to the Rocky Mountaineer Station in November 2006 as a result of the Plaza's closure.

Data

The inaugural market was attended by some 4000 shoppers and had 92 vendors selling local fashion and art products. Since then the average attendance has been 1500 shopper and 75 vendors (not including food and drink vendors).

Trivia

The name 'Portobello West' was suggested by Carlie's father, Grant 'Fuzzy' Smith, as a reference to the famous Portobello Road market in London, England and also to the location of the new market (in Western Canada).


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Portobello, West Midlands — Portobello is an area of Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England. It is situated to the east of the city centre and to the north of Bilston, in the Bilston North ward of the city council. It was formerly part of Willenhall Urban District …   Wikipedia

  • Portobello — can refer to the following.;Placenames * Portobelo, Panama (also Puerto Bello and Porto Belo ) * The Battle of Porto Bello, a 1739 British naval victory from which may other uses take their name.*In the United Kingdom: ** Portobello, Edinburgh ** …   Wikipedia

  • Portobello Road — is a road in the Notting Hill district of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in west London, England. It runs almost the length of Notting Hill from south to north, roughly parallel with Ladbroke Grove. On Saturdays it is home to… …   Wikipedia

  • Portobello, Edinburgh — Portobello is a beach resort located three miles (5 km) to the east of the city centre of Edinburgh, along the coast of the Firth of Forth, in Scotland. It is now a suburb of Edinburgh, with a promenade fronting on to the wide sand beach. For… …   Wikipedia

  • Portobello Road Market — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Portobello Road Market un sábado de junio de 2005 …   Wikipedia Español

  • Portobello — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Portobello hace referencia a : Agaricus bisporus: especie de hongos del género Agaricus; Portobello Road Market: mercado callejero en Portobello Road, en área Notting Hill de West Londres, en Inglaterra.… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Portobello Road — [Portobello Road] a street in the ↑Notting Hill district of west London. It is well known for its market, which sells food, clothes and ↑second hand goods. On Saturdays the ↑second hand area of the market attracts many tourists. In the late 20th… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Portobello Hotel Beach And Resort — (Анталья,Турция) Категория отеля: 5 звездочный отель Адрес: Liman Mahallesi, Akdeniz Bulvari, 6.Sokak., Konyaalti, 07104 Анталья, Турция Описание: Antalya, Tur …   Каталог отелей

  • West London — is the area of Greater London to the west of Central London. Although it is only ambiguously defined, it is one of the most economically active areas of London outside of the centre, containing significant amounts of office space along with… …   Wikipedia

  • Portobello railway station — Infobox UK disused station| name = Portobello| manager = London and North Western Railway| locale = Portobello, Willenhall| borough = Wolverhampton latitude = 52.5855| longitude = 2.0758| platforms = 2 line = Grand Junction Railway| years1 =… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”