Fifth Street is currently home to The Lost Leaf, Buried Treasures, Melt Ice Cream, Bud's Glass Joint, and Made. Fifth Street is known for being a gathering place of college students, artists, writers, poets, musicians, community organizers, activists, politicians, food service entrepreneurs, and travelers. The street has been featured on several television programs because of it's innovative and g
roundbreaking murals, business models, and community programs. Joey G, a creative engineer that has worked at several of the businesses on Fifth Street was once quoted by CNN as saying, "there's no reason why there should not be 100 people on this street at any given time, 24 hours a day." Today, the businesses that are open cater to a wide range of entertainment, culture, food, information and services while remaining friendly to pet owners, cyclists, and vegetarians. Many artists have been spotted on this street, including (but not limited to) Murs, Stevie Nicks, Saul Williams, 2Mex, Sean Bonnette, Isaac Brock, Kate Nash and Amanda Palmer. Fifth Street is located within the umbrella of Roosevelt Row. Roosevelt Row has been a vital mixed use area from the earliest days of the establishment of Phoenix. Many of the concrete sidewalks in the neighborhood were poured in 1909, three years before Arizona officially became the 48th State. In the early 1940s, when there were approximately 30,000 people living in Phoenix, numerous businesses were established along Roosevelt Street. The flower shop at Fifth Street and Roosevelt has been in continuous operation since 1948. Fifth Street has been home of Aside of Heart Vegan Cafe, Lawn Gnome Publishing, Longhouse Studios, 5th St Paint Supply, Mike Little Gallery, Think! Graphics, Take 6 Gallery, Jobot Coffee Shop, Missconstrued Boutique, Of The Earth, Nachobot, Rezbot, Bodega 420, and Spread The Weird Studios.
