The Main Street Approach is an important economic development tool for historic preservation in Alabama.
Our Main Streets are places of shared memory where people still come together to live, work and play.
Main Street Alabama is a non-profit organization which stresses public-private partnerships, community engagement, and strategies that create jobs, spark investment, attract visitors, and spur growth.
There are 34 Network Main Street Alabama communities in the state.
Main Street builds on the authentic history, culture, and attributes of specific places, to bring sustainable change.
Main Streets help keep profits in town.
From 2014-2025, Main Street Alabama communities reported a cumulative total of 4,548 net new jobs.
Main Streets are prominent employment centers.
Property investment in Main Street districts generates millions in taxes for state and local governments.
Main Street Alabama was launched in 2013.
Main Street is a proven strategy for revitalization.
Alabama has 36 Designated Main Street Alabama communities.
From 2014-2025, over $1.3 billion in public and private money was invested in Alabama's Main Street districts.
Main Street is a powerful network of linked communities.
Our Main Streets tell us who we are and how the past has shaped us.
Main Street is a unique preservation based economic development program.
For every dollar Alabama puts into the Main Street program, $13.36 is paid back to state coffers in sales taxes.
