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FAQs
How may businesses are in the Brainerd Main Street district?
Service businesses - 67
Retail businesses - 52
Non-profits - 32
Restaurants - 16
Churches - 12
Office - 11
Dental/Medical - 11
Auto - 10
Financial - 10
Industrial - 9
Bars - 8
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Do programs like Brainerd Main Street work?
Local program similar to Brainerd Main Street have leveraged billions of dollars over the past 25 years across the country. See more reinvestment statistics.
I remember what Downtown was like back in the day. It's so different now. What changed?
Downtowns in big cities and small towns across the country have gone through a metamorphosis as transportation changed from horses to streetcars to the automobile. This often resulted in the commercial activity that traditionally happened in downtowns moving to the outskirts of town. Brainerd is not unique in how this happened. You can learn more about what happened to America’s Main Streets here and what’s being done across the country to bring the community back Downtown.
What is included in the Brainerd Main Street District?
The Main Street District stretches from the Mississippi River to 11th Street and from Oak to Kingwood Streets in Brainerd, MN. Though it is part of the Brainerd Lakes Chamber, it is for members and non-members alike.
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