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Anamosa Downtown Cultural District
Vision Statement:
Our vision is an Anamosa that is a true
“destination” with an ever evolving identity
resulting from a thriving, vital, attractive
downtown area filled with businesses and
attractions featuring specialties and unique
environments where visitors and residents
alike will find rewarding shopping
experiences and take pleasure in being
immersed in a rainbow of opportunities to
enjoy and savor.
Facts
A cultural district is a place where
tourists, as well as members of the
community, can walk around, be well
recognized with, and enjoy the high
concentration of cultural facilities that
are provided throughout the town. Cultural
districts are found in communities with
smaller populations or in urban areas that
have the potential for more than one
cultural district.
Cultural districts are historic sites that
also value the arts and culture that are
part of the nature of the area. These
districts are an attraction to residents and
tourists and they support other small
businesses throughout the town. Property
values are enhanced by the presence of the
arts and cultural benefits around the area,
along with profitability of close businesses
and the tax base of the region. Cultural
districts are established to encourage city
and county governments to work with local
community nonprofit or for profit
organization, businesses, and individuals to
enhance the quality of life for citizens of
this state.
90 cities and plus in the United States
alone have planned a Cultural District
putting the arts and culture as the center
of revitalization efforts. These districts
will help our community attract a diverse
and well-educated workforce, which can
contribute to the creativity and innovation
of a community. |
