[Source: Eugene Scott, Arizona Republic] — Pearle Marr’s family owned Imperial Lithographics in downtown Phoenix for nearly 40 years. Now Marr and her husband, Malcolm, hope to make another imprint on the changing community. Malcolm and Pearle Marrs, 61 and 57 respectively, are working to make the Fifth Avenue and Madison Event Center one of downtown Phoenix’s premier spots.
When a business decided last year to stop leasing the buildings on the block where Imperial was formerly located, between Jackson and Madison streets and Fourth and 5th avenues, the couple had to decide what they wanted to do with the location. “Two of (the buildings) are historically designated and it was important to us as a family that we do something that will enhance their designation,” Malcolm said.
The event center is at 441 W. Madison and is a single story, 12,000-square-foot building. “We decided that one of the things downtown needed was a an event center. It’s a historic building. Old red brick for the outside and from the inside, it is a very modern building, because we had redone it about 10 years ago,” Malcolm said. [Note: To read the full article, click here.]
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