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56 Pennsylvania Main Street Communities Receive Designation from the National Trust for Historic Preservation's Main Street Center
Press Release
July 22, 2010
HARRISBURG, Pa. – Pennsylvania Downtown Center (PDC) is proud to announce this year’s 56 Main Street communities across the commonwealth that recently received official accreditation from the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s Main Street Center. Annual accreditation status is based upon 10 national standards of performance that include assessment of operating budget, involvement of board of directors and committees, reporting of key statistics, training for staff and volunteers and more. A complete list of the 10 national standards of performance can be found here.
“As the coordinating agency for the Main Street program in Pennsylvania, PDC is extremely proud of the more than 4 dozen Main Street communities that received official designation from the Main Street Center this year,” said PDC executive director, Bill Fontana. “While each and every one of Pennsylvania’s more than 70 Main Street programs contributes to making their communities places that people seek out to live, work, and spend time, these 56 accredited communities deserve particular applause.”
The Main Street Four-Point Approach® is a comprehensive, preservation-based strategy for strengthening and sustaining the places and enterprises that make up vibrant and unique communities. A division of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the National Main Street Center was established in 1980 and leads a network of more than 1,200 state, regional, and local programs, in this common sense approach to addressing the variety of issues and problems that challenge traditional central business districts.
Founded in 1987, the mission of Pennsylvania Downtown Center is to advance the sense of place, quality of life and economic vitality of Pennsylvania’s downtowns, traditional neighborhood business districts and nearby residential areas. For information about the 56 accredited communities or about the Main Street program, contact Norah Griffiths Johnson at (717) 233-4675, or via email.
Editor’s Note: A complete list of accredited Main Street communities follows.
Allentown
Ardmore
Ashland
Bedford
Bloomsburg
Boyertown
Bradford
Bristol
Butler
Canonsburg
Chambersburg
Collegeville
Danville
DuBois
Easton
Ebensburg
Emmaus
Ephrata
Etna
Gettysburg
Grove City
Hamburg
Hollidaysburg
Indiana
Irwin
Jenkintown
Kutztown
Lansdowne
Lehigh-Northampton
Lewisburg
Lititz
Lycoming County
Manheim
Mifflinburg
Milton
Morrisville
Mount Joy
Mt. Lebanon
New Hope
Philipsburg
Pittsburgh – Bloomfield
Pittsburgh – Friendship
Pittsburgh – Lawrenceville
Pittsburgh – Mt. Washington
Pittsburgh – North Side
Pittsburgh – Strip District
Quakertown
Philadelphia - Roxborough/Ridge Avenue
Scranton
Selinsgrove
Shenandoah
State College
Souderton-Telford
Vandergrift
Warren Regional Program
Waynesboro
Waynesburg
West Chester
Yardley