In just three years, Discover Downtown La Grange has implemented programs and projects to promote continued revitalization of historic downtown La Grange
Service
~Facade Grant Program
~Paint Discount Program
~Historic Preservation Technical Assistance
~Gift Certificate program for merchants
Events and Promotions
~Spring Fling & Sidewalk Sale
~La Grange Farmers Market
~The Spirits of La Grange Ghost Tours
~Halloween Trick-or-Treat on Main Street
~Light Up La Grange
Business Support
~New Business packet
~Business Recruitment program
~Cooperative promotions advertising
~Link to Nation Main Street database & resources
4 Point Approach to Revitalization
Discover Downtown La Grange is a non-profit organization that involves the entire community in revitalizing downtown. Through a public/private partnership with the City and its residents, our objective is to improve the downtown by facilitating improvements and growth in the four distinct areas:
~Organization
~Promotion
~Design
~Economic Restructuring
We're part of the National Main Street Program, which is an organization that championed preservation and economic development in historic districts across the nation for more than 25 Years.
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As part of the National Main Street program, Discover Downtown La Grange focuses on the past present and future.
Up until the second half of the 20th century, downtowns were vibrant centers of commerce. We shopped for food, clothes, and all our daily needs downtown. With the advent of the automobile, people could travel farther and faster. Development of suburbs and shopping malls in outlying areas had a significant and unforunate negative impact on downtown economies, affecting the value and condition of the buildings, jobs, tax base, and municipal investment.
Today this econmic shift is marked by chain superstores and large retail developments surrounded by subdivisions. "Generica" is the term that describes the ability to travel from Maine to California and eat at the same resturants, shop at the same stores: generic and void of the flavor of our country.
As we know, Kentucky's downtowns are not generic, and they have great assets: unquie stores, personal service, second story housing, and historic properties.
Discover Downtown La Grange exists to protect our unique historic area of old La Grange. We manage the area as an industry, recruiting new businesses and helping exsisting ones expand and grow.
Platinum Ticket $1000
~Title Sponsor five main event*
~includes all Gold Ticket benefits
Exclusive Event Sponsers on a first come basis.
Gold Ticket $500
~Sponsorship of annual Downtown La Grange Visitor's Guide, logo, decription & link on our website
~Event program listing
Included all Conductor Club benefits
Conductor's Club $200
(Business/Retail Promotion Level)
~Membership funds retail advertising
~Listing on DDL website
~Email news update, monthly meetings
~Gift Certificate programs
~Business Support/Education
~Collective Voice in Governement
Non-Profit Partner $100
~Listing DDL website
~Email News Updates
~Promotion oppurtunities during select events
Engineer $50
(Individual/Family Level)
~Email News Update
~Paint Discount & Facade Grant Program
~Historic Preservation technical assistance
~Two free tickets to the Spirits of La Grange Ghost Tour.
Discover Downtown LaGrange Meetings are held:
Economic Restructuring/Design meet the first Tuesday of every month at 8:30am
Promotions meets the 2nd Tuesday of every month at 8:30am
Organization meets the 2nd Monday of every month at 6:00pm
The DDL Board meets the 2nd Wed of every month at 8:00am
Merchants Meeting is the 3rd Wed of every month at 8:30 am
For location information please call DDL offices at 502-269-0126
Volunteers are always needed to help enhance Discover Downtown Lagrange, if you are interested please click here and fill out an email, including how you would like to help