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Welcome to Main Street Tehachapi |
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Our local Non-Profit organization takes its lead from the National Trust for Historic Preservation. They have developed a pioneering Main Street approach to commercial district revitalization, an innovative methodology that combines historic preservation with economic development to restore prosperity and vitality to downtowns and neighborhood business districts.
Today, the message has spread, as the Center advocates a comprehensive approach that rural and urban communities alike can use to revitalize their traditional commercial areas through historic preservation and grassroots-based economic development. It has created a network of more than 40 statewide, citywide, and countywide Main Street programs with more than 2,000 active Main Street programs nationally. Please take the time to explore our website to discover what downtown Tehachapi has to offer.
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Downtown Summer Wine Walk |
2010
Downtown Summer Wine Walk
Saturday July 31 6 to 9 PM
Downtown Tehachapi
To be a Supporting Sponsor Click Here: supporting_sponsor_agreement
Events:
Enjoy an evening stroll downtown tasting your favorite wines and appetizers.
25 Downtown Businesses will host our Annual Summer Wine Walk in Historic Downtown Tehachapi.
Musicians will be places through out downtown to entertain you while you stroll with your friends and loved ones.
Cost:
$20 each or $25 day of the event.
Ticket locations:
Farmer's Market, The Apple Shed, The Wine & Cheese Cellar, & Tehachapi Flower Shop.
By Phone with Visa, MasterCard, or American Express 661-822-6519
See you Downtown!
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New! Phase I - Facade Program
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Grant Program, funded by Main Street Tehachapi, Inc., is established to provide financial assistance for persons within the designated downtown Area making improvements or maintenance repairs to exterior facades. For the purpose of this program, the term façade includes front facades, upper stories and rear facades (that can be easily seen from a public street). The Design Committee is a combination of volunteer architects, artists, contractors, and interior designers that are committed to the beautification of the Historic Downtown Commercial District. Phase 1 Boundaries: Tehachapi Blvd. to E Street, Curry Street to Robinson Street. The goal of the committee is to offer design assistance and guidance for downtown property and business owners that maybe interested in upgrading or overhauling their exterior façades.
Façade Improvement Assistance is available for a partial cost of the improvement project, upon approval by the Design Committee. Each grant amount must be matched by the applicant in either monetary or volunteer sweat equity. Persons seeking a grant must complete this application form in consultation with the Executive Director of Main Street Tehachapi.
Design Committee gets Main Street into top physical shape. Capitalizing on its best assets — such as historic buildings and pedestrian-oriented streets — is just part of the story. An inviting atmosphere, created through attractive window displays, parking areas, building improvements, street furniture, signs, sidewalks, street lights, and landscaping, conveys a positive visual message about the commercial district and what it has to offer. Design activities also include instilling good maintenance practices in the commercial district, enhancing the physical appearance of the commercial district by rehabilitating historic buildings, encouraging appropriate new construction, developing sensitive design management systems, and long-term planning.
Design Committee at work on the latest project in Downtown Tehachapi
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Main Street Membership Drive |
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Check out Main Street Tehachapi. It is our sincere hope you will become a partner this year and help us continue to be an important part of efforts to create a more beautiful and economically vibrant Downtown Tehachapi. Please read on, and consider all the reasons your participation in Main Street Tehachapi is so important. Tehachapi is a great place to live! Every year, thousands of visitors come to spend time—and money—enjoying Tehachapi’s beautiful weather, fun outdoor activities, and, incredible natural beauty. Some people are so enchanted by what we have to offer that they decide to put up their feet and stay awhile. For those of us who live in this beautiful area, we know that rapid development comes with a price. Growth changes a lot of things in a rural community, and vital areas of town—like downtown—often fall into disrepair. In a place like Tehachapi, our downtown is sort of like our calling card. For visitors coming through, it’s often their first impression of our community. For people who live and work here, it’s a place to gather, to meet friends, and to earn a living. You know that Tehachapi is a great place to live, and our downtown should be the center of our community—a vibrant, thriving place with great family events and unique, fun places to shop, eat, and enjoy the company of friends and family. We would like to update you on Main Street Tehachapi, a non-profit volunteer organization devoted to improving downtown Tehachapi for the benefit of everyone who lives, works, and visits here. We are extending a personal invitation for you to join this active group—and to help make Tehachapi an even better place to live in 2010. Revitalizing downtown requires a lot of change and lot of community involvement. Main Street Tehachapi is designed to enhance historic preservation, encourage architectural improvements, develop community relationships, and stimulate economic growth in our community.
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Downtown offers you a variety of restaurants to satisfy your taste buds. Experience downtown!
