"Main Street" is part of the iconography of American life. In fact, the American writer Sinclair Lewis penned the novel Main Street, a critique of small town life.
Even two Walt Disney Company theme parks, Disneyland in Anaheim, California, and the Magic Kingdom in the Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando, Florida, both have "Main Street” sections immediately at their front. These areas are designed to look like the main street of a small town.
Specifically, in small towns across America, Main Street is not only the major road running through town but the site of all street life, a place where townspeople hang out and watch the annual parades go by.
To that end, Main Street Citizens is about preserving the history of our local communities across America. These streets and buildings embody a community's past and its visual identity.
We are working to educate and convince lawmakers on the importance of community revitalization and historic preservation of our small towns in America. Together, we can create sustainable, vibrant places to live work and play. We’ve created this website to increase civic participation around historic preservation and bolster a community’s sense of place.
Throughout www.MainStreetCitizens.org you will find information about small towns across America and how they are in danger. More importantly, you will be able to alert friends and neighbors, business partners, and others about the consequences letting these historical landmarks disintegrate.
Funding for historic preservation and the preservation program is authorized by Congress and is being negatively affected by Senate Bill 123. That is why we need you to submit our online petition contacting our leaders in Washington, learn about supporting Main Street Citizens, sign up for emails, view videos and photos and share with your social networks.
We hope you will join us.
