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'''Main Street Birmingham''' is a non-profit organization which promotes commercial revitalization in several [[Birmingham]] neighborhoods. The group is contracted under the city's "Business, Enterprise, & Commercial Opportunities for Neighborhoods" ([[BEACON]]) program to work with Birmingham's Community Development Department and follows the development model of the National Trust for Historic Preservation's "Main Street" program.
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'''Main Street Birmingham''' was a non-profit organization which promoted commercial revitalization in several [[Birmingham]] neighborhoods. The group was contracted under the city's "Business, Enterprise, & Commercial Opportunities for Neighborhoods" ([[BEACON]]) program. Main Street Birmingham worked with the city's Community Development Department and followed the development model of the National Trust for Historic Preservation's "Main Street" program.


Main Street Birmingham's offices are located in the [[One 55th Place]] building on [[55th Place South]] in [[Woodlawn]]. The first executive director was [[David Fleming]], who left in November [[2011]] to head [[Operation New Birmingham]]. He was succeeded as interim director by [[Elizabeth Barbaree-Tasker]].
Main Street Birmingham's offices were located in the [[One 55th Place]] building on [[55th Place South]] in [[Woodlawn]]. The first executive director was [[David Fleming]], who left in November [[2011]] to head [[Operation New Birmingham]]. He was succeeded as interim director by [[Elizabeth Barbaree-Tasker]]. In April [[2012]] the  organization announced plans to merge with Main Street Birmingham under a new name.
 
In April [[2012]] the  organization announced plans to merge with Main Street Birmingham under a new name.


==Target districts==
==Target districts==
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==References==
==References==
* Singleton, William C. III (December 26, 2007) "Main Street Birmingham studying artists' interest in Woodlawn." ''Birmingham News''.
* Singleton, William C. III (December 26, 2007) "Main Street Birmingham studying artists' interest in Woodlawn." ''Birmingham News''
* Tomberlin, Michael (April 8, 2012) "Operation New Birmingham, Main Street Birmingham to merge." ''Birmingham News''


==External link==
==External link==

Revision as of 11:00, 9 April 2012

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Main Street Birmingham was a non-profit organization which promoted commercial revitalization in several Birmingham neighborhoods. The group was contracted under the city's "Business, Enterprise, & Commercial Opportunities for Neighborhoods" (BEACON) program. Main Street Birmingham worked with the city's Community Development Department and followed the development model of the National Trust for Historic Preservation's "Main Street" program.

Main Street Birmingham's offices were located in the One 55th Place building on 55th Place South in Woodlawn. The first executive director was David Fleming, who left in November 2011 to head Operation New Birmingham. He was succeeded as interim director by Elizabeth Barbaree-Tasker. In April 2012 the organization announced plans to merge with Main Street Birmingham under a new name.

Target districts

Main Street Birmingham is currently working with nine target districts for commercial revitalization and community development:

References

  • Singleton, William C. III (December 26, 2007) "Main Street Birmingham studying artists' interest in Woodlawn." Birmingham News
  • Tomberlin, Michael (April 8, 2012) "Operation New Birmingham, Main Street Birmingham to merge." Birmingham News

External link

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