storefront
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Groups of 100 to 1,000 would congregate outside a Chinese laundry and launch a hail of rocks and stones to smash windows, storefronts , and doors.
the facade of a store.
a bright storefront eatery
a room or set of rooms facing the street on the ground floor of a commercial building, typically used as a store.
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The architects approached the design by thinking of the store as having two facades: the exterior 'storefront' and the interior wall.
Their home is one of an isolated clutch of doleful, boxy structures, their alimentary needs met by a tiny 'storefront' shop, their streets unlit, even unpaved.
He passed a lamp shop, the 'storefront' all lit up, lamps hanging in the window.
I've joined a food co-op with a 'storefront' on Agricola Street that aims to supply local and organic food at affordable prices.
As he opened the door of the truck, Ian glanced up at the 'storefront' .
There was scarcely a trickle of street traffic on a recent Saturday afternoon, and no pedestrian in sight entering the handful of bars, the 'storefront' church, or the thrift stores.
The 'storefront' has a warm and accessible beer house feel, and with the addition of big windows, the whole place has an atmosphere of openness and transparency.
Its weathered Main Street 'storefront' location houses three gallery spaces that typically feature both a local or regional artist and a group show, many of which fall into the realm of outsider art.
Will you operate out of a 'storefront' or office building?
a bright 'storefront' eatery
To invest such a massive amount of time, money and effort into an online presence and not ensuring it can be found is like constructing a 'storefront' without any doors.
Across the windows of the 'storefront' , Mr. Stolowitz had lettered FREE SHOES in huge strokes of brown latex paint.
a bright 'storefront' eatery
The restaurant occupies a matchbox-size space among the 'storefront' shops on Sullivan Street.
Your 'storefront' is your window to the world.
They've recently opened a 'storefront' on Centre Street North - no milling or baking at this site, but plenty of baked goods and free slices available.
Lining its streets are 'storefront' retailers selling ethnic foods, jewelry, and clothes.
My wife scanned the 'storefronts' as I turned into unfamiliar streets.
We see a busy street with the familiar 'storefronts' of American fast food chains which, upon closer inspection, have signs in the windows in Greek.
These 'storefronts' , walkways, fountains, and so on, have the potential to contribute greatly to the overall beauty of our city.
This gave ample room for the platoon to train in more than 150 different types of buildings ranging from farmhouses and residential houses to commercial 'storefronts' and walled compounds.
Over half of Commercial Drive 'storefronts' , between Venables and Broadway, now sell food, either as restaurants, take-outs, bakeries, cafés, or convenience or produce stores.
Groups of 100 to 1,000 would congregate outside a Chinese laundry and launch a hail of rocks and stones to smash windows, 'storefronts' , and doors.
And during the past 40 years, dozens of struggling businesses shuttered their 'storefronts' , leaving downtown streets deserted and a majority of buildings abandoned.
She banged on doors and 'storefronts' but there was no one to respond to her cries.
Cody had never been in this area of the city and he was amazed by the many 'storefronts' that lined the street all crowded by people on their way to various locations.
He spent time in the coffee shops and 'storefronts' , building relationships.
The west and east entries have high, glazed 'storefronts' facing busy streets.
On Lisbon Street, once downtown's main commercial avenue, boarded-up 'storefronts' sit next to adult bookstores and darkened bars.
The natural food markets of today are not the tiny 'storefronts' of yesteryear, but full-service supermarkets, with vigorous competition among giant national chains.
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