Downtown Coos Bay getting new name in time for Christmas
COOS BAY, Ore.-- Downtown Coos Bay is getting a new name, and the changes will take effect around Christmas.
The Coos Bay Downtown Association has recieved the approval of downtown business owners and the Coos Bay city council to begin branding the immediate downtown area as The Marshfield District.
Supporters of the change say the name Downtown Coos Bay is too broad, and they want to make downtown into a destination.
"Downtown Coos Bay can mean anything from Coos Bay Toyota on Highway 101 to Fred Meyer and the Coos Bay Safeway," Beth Clarkson, downtown business owner and downtown association board member said.
Clarkson said the new district which was formerly named Old Marshfield needed to be revamped to keep the progress of downtown's growth going.
"We took that old Marshfield District, and we kind of updated it a little bit," Clarkson said. "It's called Coos Bay's Marshfield District. Not the old cause we're young and happening now."
Clarkson said the new district will allow business owners to come together when it comes to advertising and branding of their businesses.
"We will have brochures at visitor centers," she said. "All of these downtown stores will be working together to make this a destination for shopping and dining."
The Marshfield district will be in the immeadiate downtown area and will strech from the Coos Bay Boardwalk right up to the Coos Bay City Hall as its western boundary.
Clarkson said the only thing left to do is to print banners and stickers to hang around the district. She and the downtown association expect the new banners and signs to hang on light posts and storefronts as early as Christmas.
The Coos Bay Downtown Association has recieved the approval of downtown business owners and the Coos Bay city council to begin branding the immediate downtown area as The Marshfield District.
Supporters of the change say the name Downtown Coos Bay is too broad, and they want to make downtown into a destination.
"Downtown Coos Bay can mean anything from Coos Bay Toyota on Highway 101 to Fred Meyer and the Coos Bay Safeway," Beth Clarkson, downtown business owner and downtown association board member said.
Clarkson said the new district which was formerly named Old Marshfield needed to be revamped to keep the progress of downtown's growth going.
"We took that old Marshfield District, and we kind of updated it a little bit," Clarkson said. "It's called Coos Bay's Marshfield District. Not the old cause we're young and happening now."
Clarkson said the new district will allow business owners to come together when it comes to advertising and branding of their businesses.
"We will have brochures at visitor centers," she said. "All of these downtown stores will be working together to make this a destination for shopping and dining."
The Marshfield district will be in the immeadiate downtown area and will strech from the Coos Bay Boardwalk right up to the Coos Bay City Hall as its western boundary.
Clarkson said the only thing left to do is to print banners and stickers to hang around the district. She and the downtown association expect the new banners and signs to hang on light posts and storefronts as early as Christmas.
I agree with the others. Down Town Coos Bay is turning into a big parking lot. There are empty buildings and small shops that offer very little to the people. Why not take a look at Bandon, Florence, Newport., They have taken the old part of town and turned it into a tourest area and they do very well. There are restrants and shops, and intresting facts about the area. Starting at the Board Walkand going up Central would make a great tourest area. Plenty of parking and if the shops were tourest type shops maby the down town area would survive.
Seriously? For what purpose really? There is nothing here, and there never will be if someone doesn't take the initiative to really look into what will draw people and business, because right now...that boardwalk is not doing it. Somebody needs to get real...Marshfield District...good grief.
 @NativeCB It's called "marketing." There has been more of a concentration of businesses in that area lately. Historic, walkable downtowns are in demand now, as opposed to ugly shopping malls like Pony Village. If more locals would shop local than buy trash at Walmart maybe the downtown could thrive a little more.Â
pathetic
 @bender And what would you recommend? It's do-nothing complainers who ruin the town. At least now there is a mayor and city council with vision.Â
@×ת×× ××× @bender you are pathetic too