Unique shopping for downtown residents

Warehouse Row is continuing its transformation of downtown shopping with a unique environment and special shops.

Tenants like Rodney Simmons, who owns design store Revival, said the shopping center is creating "better retail in Chattanooga."

"Before this, quality, high-end shopping kind of ping-ponged all over the city," Mr. Simmons said during the last holiday shopping season as Warehouse Row's sales were just heating up.

Warehouse Row on Market Street, which opened in the 1980s, completed a renovation last November and has six retail anchors, including Revival, the local Amanda Pinson Jewelry and the Nashville-based Cosmetic Market, as well as smaller retail boutiques like Embellish shoes.

Each store has special offerings that only can be found at Warehouse Row.

Cosmetic Market, for example, is the only place in Chattanooga where residents can buy the cosmetic brands Smashbox and Philosophy. Revival also offers unique antique pieces from all over the world.

As Warehouse Row continues to fill its spaces with retailers, Michael Phillips, the creative director of Jamestown Properties, the company that is developing Warehouse Row, said they will continue to be selective.

"Chattanooga is a really sophisticated town (and) we want to get the best retailers we can to cater to the local shopper."

North Shore

Location: North side of river near downtown.

Highlights: Lots of small boutiques, galleries and eateries. Don't miss the maple-glazed doughnuts topped with bacon at Julie Darling Doughnuts on Frazier Avenue; delicate glass bud vases at Sophie's on North Market Street; designer fashions at Susanna's on Barton Avenue; high-end outdoor gear at Rock/Creek at Two North Shore; and recycled hardware alphabet signs at Tangerina's on River Street.

Nearby attractions: Coolidge Park, Renaissance Park, Walnut Street Bridge.

St. Elmo

Location: South of downtown Chattanooga at the foot of Lookout Mountain.

Highlights: Historic neighborhood, a few fine galleries and shops. Handcrafted candles and gifts at Umbra Essence on St. Elmo Avenue; jewelry, sculpture and fine crafts at Lookout Mountain Gallery on Broad Street; folk and fine art at Tanner Hill Gallery on Broad Street.

Nearby attractions: Incline Railway, Lookout Mountain, historic Forest Hills Cemetery.

Southside

Location: Area around the Chattanooga Choo Choo on Market Street.

Highlights: Multicultural shops, market and antiques. Vintage gifts and home accessories at Galleries at Southside on Cowart Street; 18th- and 19th-century antiques at Southside Antiques on Williams Street, African crafts and jewelry at Rugina's Afrikan Village at the Chattanooga Choo Choo; authentic tea and biscuits at the English Rose on Market Street.

Nearby attractions: Chattanooga Choo Choo, Chattanooga Market on Sundays on Carter Street.

Main Street

Location: Downtown at the south end of Market and Broad streets.

Highlights: Fine paper goods at Shadowbox; pottery and wood furnishings at Area 61 Gallery; fair trade gifts at Planet Altered -- all on East Main Street. Handblown glass at Christopher Mosey Glass Studio & Ignis Glass Gallery; paintings at Loose Cannon Gallery, both on Rossville Avenue.

Nearby attractions: Public art and Wednesday farmers market on East Main.

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