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<em><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#444444">This post is part of a series celebrating Oregon Main Street’s ten years of downtown revitalization. Throughout the year we will be highlighting some of our Main Street network
communities and the great work they are doing. You can learn more about Oregon Main Street
<a href="https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/HCD/SHPO/pages/mainstreet.aspx"><u><span style="color:#2585B2">here</span></u></a>. Main Street efforts in Astoria are being carried out by
<a href="http://www.astoriadowntown.com/"><u><span style="color:#2585B2">Astoria Downtown Historic District Association</span></u></a> and here is a snapshot into the work they are doing</span></em><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#444444">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#444444">Collaboration and Craft Brewing Enliven a Once Abandoned Streetscape</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#444444"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#444444">Astoria has been rebuilding since the great fire of 1922. In our lifetimes, the transformation began in the late 90’s and took off in earnest about 2010.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#444444">Commercial Street and Marine Drive, long the major thoroughfares, are bustling centers of activities in good weather. Now, the work on the Duane Street corridor is being undertaken
by enterprising individuals and non-profits alike.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#444444">The catalyst for the redevelopment of Duane Street is Astoria Station, the dream of the late Warren Williams Warren, owner of the Astoria Station building sitting at the unconventional
intersection of 13<sup>th</sup> Street, between Duane and Exchange. It should be noted that 13<sup>th</sup> Street doesn’t exist on our main streets, but appears off the thoroughfare, due to a dispute amongst our earliest city planners.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#444444">Originally an auto-repair shop and later an illegal marijuana operation, a new vision was needed for this site and Warren knew just the thing for Astoria’s new economy. Mr. Williams
dreamt of a multi-use space promoting craft brewing, local food, and areas for Astorians to come together to enjoy it all.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#444444">Now, after years of planning, Astoria Station is the proud home of Reach Break Brewing, Sasquatch Sausage, and The Hot Box BBQ. A micro-cidery, additional food cart, and barbershop
are also in the works. Today, wine barrels for drinks and custom picnic tables for food and gathering are loosely pulled together with nautical ropes. On sunny days the garage doors at Reach Break roll up and folks spill into the light, meeting friends and
neighbors. On a recent Saturday I spied a historic home rehab specialist, a local café owner, our community college president, and several Thai exchange students all gathered together enjoying artisan sausage, craft brewed beer, and our notoriously fickle
sun on a Saturday afternoon.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#444444">Come see what’s new in Astoria!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<em><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#444444">Astoria recently received two grants for Main Street improvement projects. To learn more about the Main Street Revitalization Grant and those that received awards, visit
<a href="http://www.oregon.gov/oprd/HCD/Pages/News.aspx"><u><span style="color:#2585B2">here</span></u></a>.</span></em><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#444444"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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