Comments on: Like Etsy But… http://changingway.org/2009/10/31/like-etsy-but/ Andrew weighs in on the ways in which the web and the world are changing Fri, 25 May 2012 15:11:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Chen Reichert http://changingway.org/2009/10/31/like-etsy-but/#comment-7072 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:45:03 +0000 http://changingway.org/?p=1811#comment-7072 Great meeting you at the market! Thanks for the Botodesigns shout out! I found your post today through the SOWA twitter page http://twitter.com/sowaopenmarket.

Hope to see you at future markets in Boston :)

p.s. thanks for the shirt link too!

]]> By: Neal http://changingway.org/2009/10/31/like-etsy-but/#comment-7055 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:51:12 +0000 http://changingway.org/?p=1811#comment-7055 Um, it’s silly to many of us who live in the South End. Most people I know hate the term and refuse to use it, some going so far to poke fun at those who do. It reeks of unimaginative pseudo-creatives trying to make the sound New York-y. Not exactly original and this isn’t New York. It’s a really really stupid sounding, not to mention, the area really isn’t even south of Washington St, more east of it.

]]> By: Andrew http://changingway.org/2009/10/31/like-etsy-but/#comment-7032 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:27:01 +0000 http://changingway.org/?p=1811#comment-7032 Marc,
Thank you for taking the time to read the post and leave a comment. I stand rebuked.

]]> By: Marc http://changingway.org/2009/10/31/like-etsy-but/#comment-7031 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:19:21 +0000 http://changingway.org/?p=1811#comment-7031 SoWa is not “a silly term for the South End of Boston’s South End.” SoWa is a carefully planned and well executed marketing campaign by GTI Properties [which owns most of the buildings along Harrison Ave. where the Open Market takes place] which has been instrumental in the revival of that area. SoWa stands for South [So] of Washington [Wa] St. and is now recognized by the City of Boston as comprising an important sub-district in that part of the city. So while you make think it’s just ‘silly’, a great deal of work has gone into branding that neighborhood, including hundreds of hours by volunteer members of the community to promote the neighborhood and make it a safe and fun place to live.

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