text: It seems like you cannot close your eyes and swing a dead cat without hitting a Gilbert Ortega Gallery in Downtown Scottsdale This type of stuff is not my taste but I think a lot of people must really dig it for there to be so many of them I do not know enough about whether or not they exploit Native American culture but seriously how many fucking stores do we need to sell kachina dolls quartz belt buckles and ugly azteclooking rugsnnGilbert Ortega is probably more like a onestopshop an anchor store WalMart with Nordstrom prices It is not like stopping at the four corners and buying authentic native crafts from actual native americans selling at the wooden trade shacks this seems more like Nativeinspired artwork and stuff I am sure it is legit if it says it is it is just more professional looking and perhaps a little maufacturednnIve never found a single item I would want to buy from these stores I have never even found anything I would want to aquire for free and stick in my house I hate this kind of kitschy shit I see it in a lot of North Scottsdale and PV homes and it makes me want to puke My version of Arizona does not include this style It should have exited with the snnThis place lost one star because there are so many of these stores so close to each other I think they are somewhat of an eyesore It loses another star just because what they sell is useless and tasteless and I am simply not into that stuff not to mention their prices are excessivennThis location also loses one more star for being built over a spot where they had to tear down one of my favorite eateries When I was a kid I remember my dad would take me to Main and Scottsdale once in awhile and we would grab a hot dog at this amazing little hot dog place I have never had a dog that good since in my life and the fact that it is gone just makes me sad It is one of the few good memories I have of my father who has since passed awaynnMain and Scottsdale is a special corner and deserves to have something special built there Gilbert Ortega is not special Though I do remember my dad used to wear quartz belt buckles back in the s and s and we did have a few horrible aztec rugs and runners in our house back thennnThese places serve a purpose which is to provide tourists with a place to shop for souveniers or new locals with bad taste with a place to blow a lot of money on ugly furniture or statues I think if you are a tourist visitng Arizona then this is probably one of those places someone might suggest New transplants looking to outfit their hideous cookiecutter million dollar southwest spec home with gaudy sculptures and tacky furniture will spend a fortune here Locals can simply do what most of us do pretend it is not even therennI originally reviewed this on but edited it so much I thought I should reup it to reset the ratings