Main streets have character. At one time, you could walk down the main street in your town and stop at the grocery store, the hardware store and the library all on the same block. Those days might be ...

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What does Main Street in America mean to you? Does our vision of Main Street differ by age or by region? Does it vary by class or ethnicity? How might it change in a city or a suburb or a country town ...

You know the feeling. You're walking down the street, coffee in hand on the way to run some errands. You catch a glimpse of yourself in a storefront window and check yourself out. You're a star.