Anaconda chosen as Montana Main Street site

Historic buildings along Anaconda’s Main St.,and other downtown streets, will undergo a gradual revitalization, thanks to help from the Main Street Montana program through the Department of Commerce. Pictured are organizers Betsy Pahut, Rose Nyman, Korky Deaton and Tom Blaz Jr.
ANACONDA — It took some doing, but when a handful of local business people decided to go after help from a state and national downtown revitalization program, their efforts snowballed, and then paid off.

On Thursday, Anaconda was selected as a pilot site for the Montana Main Street Program, aimed at improving economics by restoring decaying but historic business districts. Anthony J. Preite, the Director of the Montana Department of Commerce, said Red Lodge and Polson were also chosen in this round of technical assistance grants.

By Vera Haffey of The Montana Standard

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