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Talladega Main Street Become a Member
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Courthouse Square Historic District

The square has been open since 1836.

Alabama's oldest working courthouse, an Art Deco theater, and the blocks of storefronts around them. Talladega Main Street keeps them occupied.

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Courthouse 1836Ritz Theatre 1936Henderson Drug 1847Isbell Bank 1869Federal Post Office 1912
What We Do

Preservation is an economic strategy, not a nostalgia project.

Talladega Main Street is an accredited Main Street Alabama program. We put money into facades, people onto sidewalks, and businesses behind doors that were empty.

$2.4MReinvested Downtown

Public and private dollars since the program began.

18Facade Projects

Storefronts restored with matching grant support.

3,200Volunteer Hours

Contributed by residents and merchants last year.

Feature photograph — the square at dusk
Court Square North, looking toward the Ritz.Photograph: Talladega Main Street
The Main Street Approach

Four points

Every accredited program works across the same four areas — the four squares in our logo.

Organization

Board, volunteers, partnerships, and the funding that sustains the work year to year.

Promotion

Festivals, Third Fridays, and the marketing that gets people onto the square and into the shops.

Design

Facade grants, storefront guidance, signage, and lighting that respect what's already here.

Economic Vitality

Helping new businesses land, existing ones grow, and vacant spaces get filled.

Our Story

Why downtown matters here

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Community Calendar

What's coming up

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Family-Friendly
Fri · Sept 12

Third Friday on the Square

Shops stay open till nine, with live music from the courthouse steps.

Festival
Sat · Oct 4

Fall Market & Mural Walk

Makers ring the square, plus a guided walk of the Hallman murals.

Merchant Event
Thu · Oct 16

Downtown Merchant Mixer

Open to any business inside the district. Coffee and introductions.

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Community Champions
"We didn't restore the storefront to make it look old. We did it so somebody could open a business behind it."
[Name] — Property owner, Court Square West

Every quarter we recognize somebody whose work made the district better. Nominations stay open year-round.