Daydreaming in Church Hill
There are lots of reasons why I love living in Church Hill. The history, the homes, the people and the transformation are a few things I cherish. But, what I love most is the daydreaming. Church Hill isn’t just a place where people eat & sleep, it’s a place where dreams, big and small, are had, shared and maybe brought to life. Almost every gathering with friends who also love Church Hill includes a conversation where daydreams are shared. The conversations usually include one friend sharing an idea, then another friend adding their twist to it – and someone else pointing out an abandoned building that would be the perfect location for it to all come together.
My current day dream for Church Hill is a mixture of ideas from several friends & neighbors, and a few of my own….
Like most (if not all) of the people living in Church Hill, I want to see something done with the old movie theater on 25th street. I think about that building a lot, and the potential for it to become something as unique as the people living here – something that represents our diversity and passions. I envision the first floor of the building being a place for anyone to share their creative side – an art gallery, handmade crafts for sale, a cafe/bakery, a stage for musical and theatrical performances. The upper floors of the building will contain rooms where neighbors teach neighbors anything and everything – painting, crafting, music, home repair, computer skills, pet care, foreign language, cooking, how to start a business…. Also, contained in upper floors are open spaces like a beautiful studio for yoga & pilates and an open office space available for anyone to use. Maybe there will be room for a natural health practitioner to have an office, or for a few artists to have studios. These are just a few of the ideas that have been discussed at my dinner table. And I love them all.
I love the idea of a space in Church Hill that allows each of us to answer that soft question we hear inside asking us what more do we need/want other than work & homelife. Sharing our skills, learning new things, meeting neighbors, and maybe making daydreams come true.
