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The ever-growing Garden District
Businesses offer B-CS a
relaxing shopping alternative
By Traci Travis
The Battalion
Don't let the name fool you.
The Garden District, located at
108 E. North Street, is not just
roses and daffodils.
Since its creation eight years
ago, The Garden District, con
sisting of a home of shops sur
rounded by bountiful gardens,
has blossomed into Bryan-Col-
lege Station's latest tourist attrac
tion, said Marilyn Ferguson,
part-owner of The Garden Dis
trict. .
Tour buses filled with crowds
of "out-of-towners" make fre
quent stops at this not-so-ordi-
nary shopping center located in
the middle of an ordinary neigh
borhood.
Enclosed by a white iron
fence, which creates its New Or
leans look, the district offers a
wide variety of shops containing
unusual merchandise.
Upstairs there is a nail salon
and a hair studio. Downstairs, a
clothing store, gift shop, jewelry
boutique, cafe and interior de
sign store.
The history of the district
yields surprises all its own.
Ferguson and her husband
Mark, owners of Contemporary
Landscapes, were in the land
scaping business for nine years
when they moved to their cur
rent location in 1983.
Soon after their move to
North Street, the Fergusons
bought the property next door
belonging to a former Northgate
barber.
"We weren't getting business
as.fast as I thought we should,"
Marilyn said. "We thought
about our pretty location and
asked ourselves how we could
get more business."
Following a short visit with
Linda and Bob Allen, a plan was
created and the "other half" of
The Garden District was formed.
Linda, an interior decorator.
The Garden District, located a few blocks from campus, was founded in 1983 and is quickly
becoming one of the area's hottest tourist attractions.
was operating her decorating
business out of her home and, at
that time, was looking for a new
location.
In 1985, the Allens and Fergu
sons decided to go into business
together.
"The opportunity was taken
and the result is what you see
here," Marilyn said. "The Gar
den District was created to, num
ber one, help me and at the same
time become a place for Linda to
continue her business in the
same home-like atmosphere."
The home was leased out by
other businesses before it was
finished, Marilyn said.
"We still get calls from people
wanting to lease," Marilyn said.
"Unfortunately, we just don't
have enough room."
With the addition of the neo-
antebellum home in April of
1986, The Garden District was
complete.
The home originally con
tained only Linda Allen & Asso
ciates (an interior design store)
and Kaffee Klatsch (a cafe).
Now, after considerable growth,
it contains six more shops.
The owners boast proudly of
the compatibility amongst the
shop owners within the district.
The open communication among
the employees adds to the
friendly atmosphere.
With so many shopping
places to choose from, the dis
trict distinguishes itself by creat
ing a friendly atmosphere, Mari
lyn said. At The Garden District,
the customers receive special
treatment upon first driving onto
the property. Store owners
make it a point to become famil
iar with each customer.
"We are the other alternative
to the mall," Marilyn said. "We
are here for people who want to
See Garden/Page 5
America's newest
daytime craze
By Margaret Claughton
The Baitalion
Some call it tabloid journal
ism. Others call it informative
educational programming.
Whether pro or con, everyone
has an opinion on the craze for
daytime talk shows.
From who-cheated-on-whom
stories to women in the work
place, these shows occupy televi
sion airtime addressing a wide
range of timely topics. But then
again, so does the news. So
what's the attraction? Why is
America all chatter about talk
shows?
Program Director of KAMU-
TV Rodger Lewis said he be
lieves daytime talk shows allow
people to experience life situa
tions without leaving their living
rooms.
"People used to sit and talk to
each other before the days of TV
and air conditioning," Lewis
said. "Now they are couch pota
toes. Their TV is their best friend.
They gain vicarious experiences
and even care about people they
don't know through watching
TV."
Assistant Station Manager for
KBTX-TV John Boaz said he at
tributes the success of daytime
talk shows to their out-of-the-or-
dinary topics.
"People are intrigued by the
tabloid style of journalism you
don't get on the news," Boaz
said. "They are interested in
these 'real life' situations."
"The Oprah Winfrey Show,"
"Donahue" and "Maury Povich"
are the three highest ranked day
time talk shows, according to
Boaz.
A Battalion survey of 100 stu
dents of different ages and ma
jors showed similar results.
More than 41 percent of those
surveyed named "Oprah" to be
their favorite daytime talk show.
See Talk shows/Page 5
Keep Brazos County
on the Right Track
Since Judge Holmgreen
has been in office:
'The county constructed a new minimum security jail
> A Juvenile Detention Center was created to
separate juveniles from adult criminals
• Brazos County and the Cities of Bryan and College
Station formed a private corporation to create the
Brazos Animal Shelter
• Brazos County formed corporations to establish
the Brazos County Industrial Foundation, Brazos County
Housing Corporation and the Health Facilities Corporation
•A new facility was purchased and renovated to house the
Brazos County Health Department
»A new Road and Bridge Department facility was purchased
•All of the above have been accomplished without the expense
of bond issuance
•The county tax rate has decreased over the past two years
Community Service:
• Juvenile Board of Brazos County — Chairman
• Leadership Brazos — Project Leader
• Brazos County Industrial Development Corporation, Brazos
County Housing Finance Corporation, Brazos County Health
Facilities Corporation — President
• 9-1 -1 Board of Brazos County — Chairman
• Bryan/College Station Economic Development
Corporation — Member
• Metropolitan Planning Organization — Chairman
• Texas Association of Regional Councils — Past President
• MHMR Authority of Brazos Valley — Past Chairman,
Board of Directors
• Brazos Valley Development Council — Past Chairman
• Bryan Independent School Board — Past Secretary
EXPERIENCE.
DEDICATION.
LEADERSHIP.
POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT PAID FOR BY THE COMMITTEE TO RE-ELECT JUDGE R. J. HOLMGREEN,
MIKE HOLMGREEN, TREASURER, 603 NORTH GRAHAM RD., COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS 77845
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