It’s a big honor for the small town, which was just named among the winners of the Great American Main Street Award The prize caps off a big turnaround, which just seven years ago saw one in every five storefront vacant, victims of the Great Recession
Ever since the town created a special improvement district nearly seven years ago — with an extra tax on downtown property, typically of maybe $1,000 a year or so — the downtown has seen a revitalization.
Even he was caught by surprise by just how much the town was able to turn around in a relatively short time. The town was one of three winners of the award, along with Danville, Virginia, and Florence, South Carolina. Borough workers put up the award signage on the marquee of the truly dusty and long-abandoned Forum Theater, which was once a vaudeville showcase. Now there are hopes to make it the center of a new arts district two blocks from the business district, thinking the water-stained walls can give way to a playhouse.
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