DESIGN/ ECONOMIC RESTRUCTURING
Best Small Scale Project
Sedona Main Street Program nominates Sedona Trolley
for Best Small Scale Project. Sedona Trolley turned a 232 square foot space with cubicle walls and dingy
old beige paint from floor to ceiling into a bright, cheery and welcoming Trolley Depot. And they did it all in
one day with $7,500 and some great planning!
The interior walls were painted with bright enamel
paint matching the colors of the actual trolley interiors. The top halves of the walls are bright green and the
bottom half bright red. The paint scheme continues onto the entry doors. These French doors are kept open for
business and act like additional signage by drawing attention to the
Trolley Depot. Solid oak moldings run the length of the interior
walls at the intersection of the two colors, set off with brightly
polished brass hand rails, again mimicking the interiors of the tour
trolleys.
A “solid” oak ceiling, four brass ceiling fans and
metal halide lighting were installed. The lighting is always on and the spinning fan blades create shadows that
continually add visual appeal to the interior. A collection of
antique trolleys from around the world are handsomely displayed
behind the front desk, with additional collection pieces set throughout the depot.
Additional interior accoutrements include actual
antique trolley doors which act as room divider between the front Depot and a business office in the rear. Large
professionally framed photographs of Sedona Trolleys at their tour destinations adorn the walls. Miniature
sterling silver Sedona Trolley charms (locally made) are hung for sale, enabling customers to take a bit of Sedona
Trolley home with them.
The Sedona Trolley Depot was dramatically changed
into a bright, cheery, inviting space that mimics the interior of the actual Trolleys themselves. Now your
trolley experience begins the moment you enter the Depot, and that’s
a frequent topic of conversation. Sedona Trolley Depot went from
drab to spectacular in one day and is the reason we nominate Sedona
Trolley for Arizona’s Main Street 2009 Award for Best Small Scale
Project.
View Photos - download pdf file below
2009/azms2009awards/SedonaTrolley 2pgs of photos.pdf
