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Heritage Square
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Categories: Local Flavor, Landmarks & Historical Buildings, Parks [Edit]
115 N 6th StPhoenix, AZ 85004
(602) 262-5029
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6 reviews for Heritage Square
i've lived in the downtown area for like 85% of my life and have only ventured into the heritage square area a few times for Heritage Squarish events...usually it's a walk thru to the Arizona Science Center or to a parking lot. but i was here two weekends back to back for the NBA All-Star game tip off party and the Matsuri Festival a week later..and wow. this place can have some awesome things happening.
the tip off party...75-80 bucks for a ticket..and full range to entertainment lots of food and drinks to sample...free of course. plus the museum and science center were open. live DJ music and access to Pizzeria Bianco and Rose and Crown. totally made my night. the Matsuri Festival was alot of fun, saw Jack play the drums, saw some kids dressed up as anime and manga characters. no free drinks that day. but still was alot of fun.
Heritage Square gets my 4 stars for being a cool place to have things to do. plus the old houses and stuff rock.
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Came here to check the Japanese Heritage Festival. Not sure what to expect, but it pretty entertaining. I hardly saw any Japanese people.
Saw crazy white kids dress up in anime, that was pretty wierd.
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I am still undecided on what is better... going when there isn't a soul around or attending an event here. It is a nice place for events, but I think in that atmosphere you lose a lot of what this place is really supposed to be all about; history. Going when there is no one there is kind of boring though. Well even after growing up in Az I still don't understand what it is about this place that makes it a must see, perhaps it's a lack of anything really interesting to do in Phoenix.
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My brother, who's visiting from Vancouver, was standing around minding his own business in Heritage Square earlier today. We were checking out the annual India Diwali Festival taking place there. Suddenly, he sees yours truly stick his hand out to greet some random guy who was walking by and then turn to him and say, "[Bro], this is Phil Gordon, the mayor of Phoenix." Suddenly star-struck, my brother whimpered out a nervous high-pitched "uh, hi" and gave him what he himself says was a dead-fish handshake. We laughed, hard, as he later told me he didn't appreciate my ambushing him with a political figure when all he wanted to do was eat some samosas and look for cute Indian chicks.
Anyway, Heritage Square is a cool little city space where many of the Valley's ethnic communities hold their annual celebrations and festivals. Before India it was Thailand. And I think Japan is coming up within the next few months. It's a great way to sample ethnic foods and just chill out on a Sunday afternoon. You can also wander off to the adjacent Phoenix Museum of History or Arizona Science Center, or check out the old historical homes in the square itself. Not to mention dine at Pizzeria Bianco or Circa 1900 if you're there around dinner time. There is an on-line calendar of events if you want to plan ahead.
[EDIT: Up-coming community festivals include Japan, Korea, Hawaii, and Taiwan]
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I totally agree with Stevey P - the best thing about Heritage Square is that it preserves the past while still celebrating modern culture. Yes, you can see beautifully-restored Victorian homes and imagine how things used to be, but you can also have some of the country's best pizza at Pizzeria Bianco, down a pint at Rose & Crown, or take part in celebrations of different cultures and social groups. We walked around here for the first time this past Friday, when it was deathly hot out, but I look forward to cooler weather, when my husband and I can come here and sit one of of the gorgeous, shaded benches and just take in the scene.
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This little spot is my favorite public space in downtown Phoenix. Heritage Square evokes a metropolitan feel focusing on past, present and future.
I think it's the juxtaposition of the old historic houses against the rising modern skyline to the west. Or maybe it's the ethnic and cultural festivals galore, where I can catch sumo wrestling or hula dancers. Or perhaps it's the fact that it's a walkable city block and also host to the Arizona Science Center, Phoenix Museum of History and other historical houses or great restaurants like Pizzeria Bianco.
It might be a combination of all of those things. I have spent many weekends here, too many to count. While I dig the ethnic festivals in particular (just went to the Indian festival the other day) - it's also host to the Rainbows Festival, which celebrates the GLBT community and diversity and is one of the largest street festivals in Phoenix.
I am diggin on you, Heritage Square. Werd!
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