04/25/2024
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𝗛𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝟰𝟬𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗼𝘄𝗻𝘁𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
𝘍𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘔𝘢𝘺 23r𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘏𝘢𝘮𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘥’𝘴 𝘙𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘥 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘬
The Hammond Downtown Development District (DDD) in partnership with the City of Hammond - Hammond, Louisiana, Hammond Historic District, and Tangipahoa Chamber will celebrate the Hammond Main Street 40th Anniversary Celebration on Thursday, May 23nd in Railroad Park at 4:30pm. In an effort to allow more community members to attend this event, the date has been changed.
“Hammond’s Main Street program is one of the reasons Hammond is the charming and vibrant downtown that it is today,” DDD Director Michelle Kendall said. “We’ve made quite the turnaround from the boarded up buildings and windows in the 1970s. Now, a stroll through our downtown is met with lively attractions, restaurants, shops, friendly people, and beautiful historic buildings.”
In the mid-1970s, community members and business leaders spearheaded efforts to see the rehabilitation of Hammond’s historic buildings, which resulted in the establishment of the National Register Historic District and Hammond Historic District in 1978. This laid the foundation to form Hammond Main Street in 1984 – making Hammond one of the first four cities that piloted the statewide program, Louisiana Main Street.
Over the past four decades, Downtown Hammond has experienced over $62 million in local investment, a commercial vacancy rate at less than 10%, over 80 restored historic structures, over 250 active locally-owned businesses, and national recognition for excellence in downtown revitalization through Main Street America’s 2022 Great American Main Street Award. With organizational support, much of the success of Downtown Hammond has been driven by generations of citizens that invested their time and lives to see that Hammond works to exceed its potential.
For the full release and to learn more: DDDHammond.com/hms40
