I live around there. It's an ok little neighborhood but Brule's description is hyperbole unless endless racks of magazines excites you. Not really worth a detour. Methinks that he was a consultant on the project or something.
p.s. He wrote a column in May (?) about hanging out on the deck of a place called Sign Cafe. Again, total hyperbole. It's right by the station if you want to simulate the experience.