Scottsdale Quarter is Scottsdale's version of cute urbanism. Located off Scottsdale Road a quarter of a mile south of Bell Road/ Frank Floyd Boulevard, it is an outdoor shopping mall that resembles a modern village.
Cruising on Scottsdale Road it is so easy to mistake Scottsdale Quarter for an Apple Store next to a few high end shops. Unlike typical shopping centers, cute urbanism does not overdue it with advertising the stores to passing motorists. We discovered the Scottsdale Quarter on a walk from the Sleep Inn to the Apple Store.
I am more of a foodie than a shopper. In my case, Scottsdale Quarter is a nice place to go see a movie, sip a coffee in Press Coffee, people watch, and grab a bite to eat. Being a former New Yorker I was glad to see Grimaldi's Pizza.
Scottsdale Quarter is a good mall. It's strong points are people scale architecture, a nice park that features a fountain, and nice restaurants and shops. It's weak points are that it is a representation of a village without residential and a grocery store. Another weakness is that it is a representation of a pedestrian scale village that is primarily accessible by the automobile.
If I lived in Scottsdale, I would definitely return to Scottsdale Quarter. Being that I live in Las Vegas, I will remember Scottsdale Quarter when I visit their version of cute urbanism: Town Square.