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a good book all alone for five hours at a
stretch.
The Fields building reopens for coffee
for the Eugene Celebration as home to an
exciting new venture, The Indigo
District. (District because like The Strand,
the place is cavernous inside.) The place
has been abandoned for years now, and
rumors, all untrue by-the-by, fly about how
uninhabitable it was: seeping water,
cracked foundations, ghosts and major
toxic sludge. Justin Gibbs, single-handedly
creating the new space, credits the death of
the old Fields Brewery more to a misplaced
concept and lack of parking. He says the
renovations he’s had to do are all cosmetic:
including a 15-foot-high waterfall, a rain-
forest of trees and a pantheon of southeast
Asian statues.
So what is it all about? Part cyber-café,
part coffeeshop, part nightclub; add some
Indian underground music and a lunch
menu, and it’s the kind of place that might
not be describable until it actually exists.
Try it out Friday, Sept. 26th for a KWVA
benefit, and don’t miss the grand opening
on Halloween.
One of the favorite activities Eugene
Celebration attendees engage in isn’t the
parade, the dancing to the great tunes, the
people watching, the revelry of seeing
throngs of folks on the downtown mall —
nope, it’s the indulging in all the great vittles
offered up and down Willamette and Fifth.
The scent of steaming saugages makes
strong men drop to their knees to offer hom-
age to the BBQ King. Kids show the
strength of David when yanking mom’s or
dad’s arm through the Goliath crowd to get
to Ben and Jerry’s, while those with
more adult palates elbow their way toward
Maty’s Peruvian Food and ViJay’s
Little India.
But the old favorites: Cart De Frisco,
Ritta’s Burritos, Tofu Palace and
India House are still there, welcoming old
friends and reminding everyone that yes,
we’re celebrating in true Eugene style. ew
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