Great American Main Street Award winners represent the diversity of communities in the Main Street America network — small towns, mid-sized communities, and urban commercial districts from every region in the country — and demonstrate the power of the Main Street Approach™. Since the inception of the Great American Main Street Award in 1995, over 100 Main Street programs have been honored. Explore the full list of winners below.
2020-2023
2023
- River District Association — Danville, Virginia
- Downtown Florence Main Street — Florence, South Carolina
- Metuchen Downtown Alliance — Metuchen, New Jersey
2022
- Heart of Biddeford — Biddeford, Maine
- Hammond Downtown Development District — Hammond, Louisiana
- Laramie Main Street Alliance — Laramie, Wyoming
2021
The Great American Main Street Award Program was paused in 2021 due to the pandemic.
2020
- Boyne City Main Street — Boyne City, Michigan
- Kendall Whittier Main Street — Kendall Whittier, Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Downtown Tupelo Main Street Association — Tupelo, Mississippi
2015-2019
2019
- Alberta Main Street — Alberta Street, Portland, Oregon
- Wausau River District — Wausau, Wisconsin
- Wheeling Heritage — Wheeling, West Virginia
2018
- Howell Main Street Inc. — Howell, Michigan
- Downtown Oregon City Association — Oregon City, Oregon
- Rock Springs Main Street/Urban Renewal Agency — Rock Springs, Wyoming
2017
- Renaissance Covington — Covington, Kentucky
- Oretha Castle Haley Boulevard Merchants & Business Association — OC Haley Blvd., New Orleans, Louisiana
- West Chester Business Improvement District — West Chester, Pennsylvania
2016
- Audubon Park Business District — Audubon Park, Florida
- Dahlonega Main Street — Dahlonega, Georgia
- Shaw Main Streets — Shaw District, Washington, D.C.
2015
- Old Town Cape — Cape Girardeau, Missouri
- Montclair Center Business Improvement District — Montclair, New Jersey
- Rawlins DDA/Main Street — Rawlins, Wyoming
2010-2014
2014
- Harrisonburg Downtown Renaissance — Harrisonburg, Virginia
- Milledgeville Main Street — Milledgeville, Georgia
- Woodbine Main Street — Woodbine, Iowa
2013
- H Street Main Street — H Street, Washington, D.C.
- Ocean Springs Main Street — Ocean Springs, Mississippi
- The Rochester Downtown Development Authority — Rochester, Michigan
2012
- Main Street Bath — Bath, Maine
- Culpeper Renaissance, Inc. — Culpeper, Virginia
- Jacksonville Main Street — Jacksonville, Illinois
- Historic Valley Junction Foundation — Valley Junction, Iowa
- Downtown Washington, Inc. — Washington, Missouri
2011
- Downtown Beloit Association — Beloit, Wisconsin
- Main Street Fort Pierce — Fort Pierce, Florida
- Main Street Newark — Newark, Delaware
- Old Town Commercial Association — Old Town Lansing, Michigan
- Silver City MainStreet — Silver City, New Mexico
2010
- Columbus Main Street — Columbus, Mississippi
- Main Street Fairmont, Inc. — Fairmont, West Virginia
- Ferndale DDA — Ferndale, Michigan
- Downtown Lee’s Summit Main Street — Lee’s Summit, Missouri
- Paducah Main Street — Paducah, Kentucky
2005-2009
2009
- On Broadway, Inc. — Broadway District, Wisconsin
- Main Street El Dorado — El Dorado, Arkansas
- Federal Hill Main Street — Federal Hill, Maryland
- Downtown Livermore, Inc. — Livermore, California
- Rehoboth Beach Main Street, Inc. — Rehoboth Beach, Delaware
2008 — 2007
The Great American Main Street Award was on hiatus from 2007 – 2008 while Main Street America undertook a review of the program.
2006
- El Reno Main Street — El Reno, Oklahoma
- Downtown Lynchburg Association — Lynchburg, Virginia
- Natchitoches Main Street — Natchitoches, Louisiana
- Historic Downtown Parsons — Parsons, Kansas
- Barracks Row Main Street — Barracks Row, Washington, D.C.
2005
- Emporia Main Street — Emporia, Arkansas
- Downtown Frederick Partnership — Frederick, Maryland
- New Iberia Main Street — New Iberia, Louisiana
- Washington Gateway Main Street — Washington Gateway, Boston, Massachusetts
- Burlington Downtown Partners, Inc. — Burlington, Iowa
2000-2004
2004
- Encinitas, California
- Paso Robles Main Street Association — Paso Robles, California
- Main Street Rogers — Rogers, Arkansas
- Downtown Westfield Corp. — Westfield, New Jersey
- Greenville, South Carolina
2003
- Littleton Main Street — Littleton, New Hampshire
- Historic Manassas — Manassas, Virginia
- Rome Downtown Development Authority — Rome, Georgia
- Wenatchee Downtown Association — Wenatchee, Washington
- Cedar Falls Community Main Street, Inc. — Cedar Falls, Iowa
2002
- Downtown Mainstreet Inc. — La Crosse, Wisconsin
- Milford Do-It — Milford, New Hampshire
- Okmulgee Main Street — Okmulgee, Oklahoma
- Staunton Downtown Development Association — Staunton, West Virginia
2001
- Heart of Danville — Danville, Kentucky
- Main Street Elkader — Elkader, Iowa
- Main Street Enid, Inc. — Enid, Oklahoma
- Downtown Mansfield, Inc. — Mansfield, Ohio
- Downtown Walla Walla Foundation — Walla Walla, Washington
2000
- Coronado MainStreet — Coronado, California
- Main Street Keokuk, Inc. — Keokuk, Iowa
- Newkirk Main Street — Newkirk, Oklahoma
- Port Townsend Main Street Program — Port Townsend, Washington
- Downtown St. Charles — St. Charles, Illinois
1995-1999
1999
- Bay City, Michigan
- Main Street Cordell, Inc. — Cordell, Oklahoma
- Denton Main Street Association — Denton, Texas
- Greater Lafayette Commerce — LaFayette, Indiana
- Downtown SLO — San Luis Obispo, California
1998
- Main Street Corning — Corning, Iowa
- Lanesboro, Minnesota
- Main Street Morgantown — Morgantown, West Virginia
- Thomasville Main Street Program — Thomasville, Georgia
- Main Street York — York, Pennsylvania
1997
- Burlington, Vermont
- MainStreet DeLand Association — DeLand, Florida
- Georgetown Main Street Program — Georgetown, Texas
- Main Street Holland DDA — Holland, Michigan
- MainStreet Libertyville, Inc. — Libertyville, Illinois
1996
- Bonaparte Main Street — Bonaparte, Iowa
- Chippewa Falls Main Street — Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin
- East Carson Street Business District — East Carson Street, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania
- Saratoga Springs, New York
- Main Street Wooster — Wooster, Ohio
1995
- Main Street Clarksville — Clarksville, Missouri
- Dubuque Main Street, Ltd. — Dubuque, Iowa
- Downtown Franklin Association — Franklin, Tennessee
- Old Pasadena Management District — Pasadena, California
- Sheboygan Falls Chamber-Main Street — Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin