The Revitalization of Downtown Wooster: 1980s to Today
Dublin Core
Title
The Revitalization of Downtown Wooster: 1980s to Today
Contributor
Shannon Dade
Collection Items
223 West Liberty Street, circa 1985
Photo of West Liberty Street in the 1980s, businesses shown are Barney's Menswear and Crum Drugstore
Empty Lot on West Liberty Street, circa 1985
1980s photo of a lot on West Liberty Street next to Fritz Amerson's House of Flowers
1985 Daily Record Article, "Wal-Grant Envisions Downtown Shopping Complex"
![1985 Daily Record Article, "Wal-Grant Envisions Downtown Shopping Complex"](http://woosterdigitalhistory.collegeofwooster.net/files/square_thumbnails/e7be34a2e99a6b3b09d3d133e1afea53.jpg "1985 Daily Record Article, "Wal-Grant Envisions Downtown Shopping Complex"")
A 1985 Daily Record article discussion a group of Wooster business men, who proposed to build a large shopping complex with an attached parking garage as a means of saving the downtown economy
Downtown Wooster Economic Development Project Sign
A sign posted at a work site of the Wooster Downtown Economic Development Project, the precursor to Main Street Wooster
Sign in Front of Main Street Wooster, inc.
The sign for the Main Street Wooster and Chamber of Commerce building on West Liberty Street
Rebuilding the Square, 1993
Photo taken in 1993, during the Main Street Wooster/Chamber of Commerce project to rebuild the square
Town Square Rebuilt
A photo of the town square, after it was rebuilt by the Cahmber of Commerce and Main Street Wooster
Gazebo and Banners on the Square
A photo of the gazebo on the northeast corner of the square, with banners advertising events downtown
Watering Plants on the Town Square, circa 1990
Photo of a man watering a planter on the corner of West Liberty and South Market Streets, part of Main Street Wooster's beautification efforts
Merchant's Block Lofts
Rear view of newly-built lofts in the Merchant's Block building on West Liberty Street, many are already sold
West Liberty Street Today
223 W Liberty Street in 2013, visible businesses include Friendtique, Uptown Downtown Antiques, and The Wooster Book Company
Businesses Downtown by Type
A graph charting the change in the types of businesses downtown, from the 1970s to today. Estimates are based on phone book listings.
2007 Daily Record Article, "Renters Loving Lofts"
![2007 Daily Record Article, "Renters Loving Lofts"](http://woosterdigitalhistory.collegeofwooster.net/files/square_thumbnails/44b183136169cc3077af125229bc26f8.jpg "2007 Daily Record Article, "Renters Loving Lofts"")
A 2007 Daily Record article about the appeal of downtown lofts
2009 Daily Record Article, "Muddy Waters Gets First Entertainment District Liquor License"
![2009 Daily Record Article, "Muddy Waters Gets First Entertainment District Liquor License"](http://woosterdigitalhistory.collegeofwooster.net/files/square_thumbnails/ab30cc0d31412ff17663b51f960f309d.jpg "2009 Daily Record Article, "Muddy Waters Gets First Entertainment District Liquor License"")
A 2009 Daily Record article describing the development of the downtown "entertainment district" and Main Street Wooster's campaign to grant more restaurants liquor licenses, the first of which was Muddy Waters Cafe and Grill