Located between Spokane landmark Dick’s Hamburgers and the vacated former Costco building on Third Avenue, the original Spokane Goodwill is worth popping in to anytime you happen to be in the vicinity. For me, that’s weekly. What if you only have a few minutes? Just park on the street or in their generous parking lot and run into Bj’s, the local boutique division of Goodwill, about which I found this quote in Goodwill’s From Yesterday to Today page:
Also in 1998, Goodwill opened Bj’s next to the downtown Spokane Goodwill store. The specialty boutique features Victorian décor, an espresso bar, and higher-end clothing, vintage jewelry, art and antiques, books, furniture and collectibles. The opening received enthusiastic local publicity. Bj’s is named after President and CEO Bobbi Johnson.
Offering quality name-brand items, many with tags still attached, as well as vintage clothing, Bj’s also has a women’s plus size section just inside the door, to the right. Unfortunately they have yet to implement sizing the racks, although the main store is starting to do that now. Also, the last time I was in there the espresso bar was torn apart. But espresso isn’t what we’re after anyway, is it?
Be warned: next week, June 4th – 8th, 2007, the parking lot will be being paved.
Bj’s, the local name for the boutique division of Goodwill, not to be confused with BJ’s Wholesale Club, which I had never before heard of.