点评:Worth Avenue is to Palm Beach what the Magnificent Mile is to Chicago, Fifth Avenue to New York City, Rodeo Drive to Los Angeles, Bond Street to London and Champs-Elysees to Paris. It is an upscale shopping and dining district that stretches four blocks from Lake Worth to the Atlantic Ocean. But it has a different touch, pedestrian areas that distinguish Worth Avenue from other fashionable shopping streets -- smaller, architecturally significant "Vias" off the main avenue. Vias are Mediterranean-inspired courtyards designed by renowned architect Addison Mizner in the 1920s. Think bougainvillea-draped archways, trickling fountains, mosaic staircases and tucked-away cafes that feel like a slice of Italy. There are eight Vias on Worth Avenue -- Via Mizner, Via Parigi, Via Amore, Via Roma, Via Bice, Via Mario, Via Newsome and Via Encantada. Each is a little world of its own, lined with luxury boutiques, art galleries and romantic dining spots. For example, Via Mizner is noted for Piccolo Gelato, Renato's and Pizza Al Fresco, Via Amore for Cafe Flora, Gucci and Lily Pulitzer, Via Newsome for Cafe Delamar, Via Roma for Raptis Rare Books and Via Encantada for LeBiblioquet. The avenue's oldest store, Kassatly's, has been in business since 1923. Reflecting the luxurious lifestyle of the Palm Beach market, the street has 250 high-end shops, boutiques, restaurants and art galleries, including Giorgio Armani, Cartier, Louis Vuitton, Tiffany & Co., Ralph Lauren, Gucci, Salvatore Ferragamo, Valentino, St. John, Brioni and Chanel. An open-air mall, 150 Worth, lies at the eastern end of Worth Avenue. It offers a variety of upscale shops anchored by Saks Fifth Avenue. In 2019, Veronica de Velasco opened her art gallery on Worth Avenue, along with Christie's auction house. A two-year, $15.8 million renovation was completed in 2010, a major streetscape redesign that included the planting of 200 mature coconut palms, installing tabby concrete sidewalks and building a 25-foot-high clock tower on the beach side.
翻译:沃思大道之于棕榈滩,就如同华丽一英里之于芝加哥、第五大道之于纽约、罗迪欧大道之于洛杉矶、邦德街之于伦敦,以及香榭丽舍大街之于巴黎。这是一条高档的购物与餐饮街区,从沃思湖一直延伸到大西洋,全长四个街区。不过它别具特色:遍布街道两旁的步行区使得沃思大道有别于其他时尚的购物街——此外还有几条规模较小但具有独特建筑风格的“支巷”从主大道延伸出去。“Vias”是指那些深受地中海风格启发的庭院,由著名建筑师艾迪生·米兹纳在20世纪20年代设计而成。这里有爬满九重葛的拱门、潺潺流淌的喷泉、马赛克装饰的楼梯,还有隐匿其中的咖啡馆,整体氛围宛如置身意大利一般。沃思大道上共有八条这样的“Vias”——即米兹纳巷、巴黎巷、爱情巷、罗马巷、比切巷、马里奥巷、纽瑟姆巷以及恩坎塔达巷。每条小巷都宛如一个独立的小世界,两旁遍布着高档精品店、艺术画廊以及充满浪漫气息的餐厅。例如……米兹纳大道以Piccolo Gelato、Renato’s和Pizza Al Fresco而闻名;阿莫雷大道则有Cafe Flora、Gucci和Lily Pulitzer;纽瑟姆大道上有Cafe Delamar;罗马大道以Raptis Rare Books著称;恩坎塔达大道则因LeBiblioquet而知名。这条大街上历史最悠久的店铺是Kassatly’s,自1923年起便一直营业。这条街道充分体现了棕榈滩地区奢华的生活方式,这里聚集了250家高端商店、精品店、餐厅和艺术画廊,其中包括乔治·阿玛尼、卡地亚、路易威登以及蒂芙尼等品牌。拉尔夫·劳伦、古驰、萨尔瓦托尔·费拉加莫、华伦天奴、圣约翰、布里奥尼以及香奈儿。位于沃斯大道东端的150沃斯是一条露天购物中心,这里有众多高端商店,以萨克斯第五大道精品店为核心。2019年,维罗妮卡·德·维拉斯科在沃斯大道上开设了自己的艺术画廊,佳士得拍卖行也在此落户。2010年,一项耗资1580万美元、历时两年的翻修工程圆满完成,此次工程对街道景观进行了大规模改造,包括栽种了200棵成熟的椰棕树。正在铺设混凝土人行道,并在海滩一侧建造一座25英尺高的钟楼。