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<br /> <br />~"'. .....~-~-~.'.. ~",",. <br />,~':., '~~'i::,+",;;c,:,:,":" -;;t.-:;'J?+;"~;,:~~:;f;": ~:i"t}L:;;~;;J.~:~ <br />~l~~,:.;i-~i~r:-~':,::~L~~rYJ~1it?fdzt{L2~r0.\1:*IT:f;Jr~r1E;i:D:~L,; <br /> <br />Main Street by the Bay <br /> <br />La Porte Main Street Program is Nationally Recognized <br /> <br />La Porte is one of 59 Texas <br />Main Street cities to be nation- <br />ally recognized by the Na- <br />tional Trust for Historic <br />Preservation and the Texas <br />Historical Commission <br />(THC). Main Street cities are <br />judged in 10 categories, in <br />which they must demonstrate <br />above average performances. <br />The selection criteria focus <br />on planning, staff and volun- <br />teers, preservation ethic, <br />training and program assess- <br />ment. <br /> <br />"Since being selected to par- <br />ticipate in the Texas Main <br />Street Program three years <br />ago we have worked dili- <br />gently on revitalizing our <br />historic downtown. Over <br />two-million dollars of public <br />and private monies have been <br />reinvested in La Porte's Main <br />Street District so far" said <br />Alton Porter, Mayor of La <br />Porte. "We have made <br />great strides, and I am proud <br /> <br />of what has been accomplished. <br />This recognition is a good indi- <br /> <br />cator that we are on the right <br />path to reviving our downtown. <br />There is still work to be <br />done but it is exciting to see <br />things come together. We <br />have some great projects <br />~; that will be implemented <br />~ over the next few years" says <br />Porter. <br /> <br /> <br />The Slightly Off Center Players entertain <br />the crowds during their Vaudeville Show <br />at the Fall Back Festival. <br /> <br />"La Porte's officials have <br />worked hard on the Main <br />Street Program," said Pam <br />Summers, Bay Area Houston <br />CVB executive director. "To <br />see them nationally recog- <br />nized for their accomplish- <br />ments is outstanding." <br /> <br />The selected cities were <br />honored at the Texas Down- <br />town AssociationfT exas Main <br />Street Conference held in <br />Fort Worth, and they will be <br />presented again at the 2008 <br />National Main Street Confer- <br />ence scheduled in March in <br />Philadelphia. <br /> <br />*1920's Bathing Beauty Contests at Sylvan Beach... <br /> <br /> <br />... On Galveston Bay, then known as "La Porte Bay" . <br /> <br />La Porte's Historic Downtown Revitalization Program <br />