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In January 2016 a multi-disciplinary team of professionals came to Crystal River. This team spent several days reviewing our community, meeting with business owners, visitors and residents. Their report helped us create the BIG PICTURE vision for our community. We will receive ongoing guidance, training and technical expertise from Florida Main Street that will help us restore Crystal River to it's former glory and help us make our city all that it can be.
2017 Projects
This year we are focusing our energies on Highway 19. It is the part our community that most people see, and the bridge between North and South Citrus Avenue. If Highway 19 looks good, we all look good!
We are working with professional designers to develop facade concepts for the buildings,
then we will help paint them!
We are creating a tool to help communicate the "Big Picture Vision" of what the City will look like in the future.
We are performing a Market Analysis of the businesses and buildings downtown
so we have all of our facts and figures at our fingertips.
We are developing a unique and special new event series
that will make downtown your regular weekend destination!
This year we are focusing our energies on Highway 19. It is the part our community that most people see, and the bridge between North and South Citrus Avenue. If Highway 19 looks good, we all look good!
We are working with professional designers to develop facade concepts for the buildings,
then we will help paint them!
We are creating a tool to help communicate the "Big Picture Vision" of what the City will look like in the future.
We are performing a Market Analysis of the businesses and buildings downtown
so we have all of our facts and figures at our fingertips.
We are developing a unique and special new event series
that will make downtown your regular weekend destination!
Before and After
We haven't been around very long, but we sure are making a difference!
We haven't been around very long, but we sure are making a difference!
Spirit of Crystal River Pop-Up Gallery Virtual Tour
If you missed the Pop-up Gallery in the 2017 Manatee Season, don't worry! Thanks to Kevin Cunningham at Remax you can still visit it virtually! Click on the arrow below, it's really cool!
If you missed the Pop-up Gallery in the 2017 Manatee Season, don't worry! Thanks to Kevin Cunningham at Remax you can still visit it virtually! Click on the arrow below, it's really cool!
Winter 2016 - Spring 2017
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We need YOU!!
Crystal River Main Street is creating a pop-up gallery that will tell the story of Crystal River’s past and present, and help us to envision the future. We want to help locals connect to each other and our community’s story. And we want to give tourists something to do downtown after they swim with manatees. Because through talking, and objects, and stories we can discover what it is in each of us that binds us to the breadth of our human experience. We are looking for art and artifacts, both serious and silly, that we can borrow and display to share with others. Some examples of items that we would be interested in are old photos and video of people and the Crystal River community, artwork, unusual tools, furniture, and of course the stories that go with them. Pictures/video/stories from Hurricane Hermine. Manatee, scallop and other nature oriented photos and items. Stories about how you came to live in Crystal River. If you have an item that you feel tells the story of the Crystal River community please call Karen at 352-257-8077 or email karen@crystalrivermainstreet.org. Thank you! |
October, 2016
May, 2016
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SpiritOur first project was to install the Sailing vessel Spirit on the vacant lot at the corner of Citrus Avenue and Hwy 19. This was a partnership between Duke Energy, the Crystal River Boat Builders (CRBB) and the Crystal River Main Street Design Committee.
Spirit is a replica of an 1864 Sailing Scow that was a blockade runner in our waters during the civil war. The CRBB built her using the same methods that would have been used in the 1800's (that means no power tools!) Now we have Spirit Corner instead of a vacant lot. A recent survey of downtown business owners concluded that passers by are stoping to look at the boat, noticing our charming shops and restaurants and then going in to shop or have a bite. In 2015 Crystal River City Council proclaimed Spirit to be the flagship of the City. |
August 2015 - April 2016
Check out this video to find out about our first 6 months!
Organization Committee: United |
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Economic Restructuring:
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