Tornado Spurs Downtown's Rebirth/Expansion

17 January 2005 - 11:00am

A new outlook and 50 new business have emerged downtown since the storm of 1999 in Clarksville, TN.

The tornado brought new businesses and new ways of thinking to this Tennessee college town. Businesses, restaurants, and a planned student housing complex now are part of the mix. As a new business owner says, "I just really enjoyed walking downtown and eating and shopping with people you know. I wanted to be a part of that. There's nothing wrong with (Governor's Square Mall), but the more vibrant a city's downtown historic district is, the better the city is as a whole, I think."

Source: Clarksville Leaf Chronicle, January 16, 2005
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