The town's growth was facilitated by its role as the administrative and commercial centre of German East Africa and industrial expansion resulting from the construction of the Central Railway Line in the early 1900s.

The Wyre was the town's first local commercial radio station and began broadcasting on 12 September 2005 from studios in Kidderminster.

The opening of the Grand Junction Canal ( later renamed Grand Union Canal ) as the major freight transport route between London and Birmingham in 1796 began a commercial boom, intensified by the arrival of Brunel's Great Western Railway in 1839, leading to th of brick factories, flour mills and chemical plants which formed the town's commercial base.

Some 4, 000 residents were displaced, and many businesses uprooted along what was once the town's main commercial area.

Some 4, 000 residents were displaced, and many businesses uprooted along what was once the town's main commercial area.

Many of the town's few commercial businesses, including the Oasis Lounge and the Ranch House Cafe, can be found along Park Avenue.

The town's downtown business district is on the National Register of Historic Places and largely comprises commercial structures from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Currently, the town is at a crossroads trying to reconcile the town's rural history and character with exploding residential and now even commercial development.

Five years later, part of the town's commercial district, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Irving Park Road between Interstate 290 and First Street is also a commercial corridor, as well as the home of the town's Municipal Campus ( library, museum, pool, fire station, and police station / village hall ).

The town's central business district contains several 19th century commercial buildings, many of which were built during the railroad boom of 1888 – 1914.

The town is experiencing a transformation into a thriving business and commercial center, thanks to development of office buildings and the town's recent reconstruction.

All that remains of the original commercial district is the Ault Store ( built in 1866 ), which started as a general store and housed the town's first library on the second floor ; the same building also served as the home of the Dundas News for its operation from 1876-79 when it was bought and absorbed by the Northfield News.

Blees was responsible for the construction of several of the town's commercial buildings and the town's first sewage system ; founded the local horseless carriage factory, the first theater, and the First National Bank of Macon, and he financed the paving of the town's streets on a 50-50 basis with the city.

Foley began to buy commercial property in Whitefish around 2006, including several of the town's most popular restaurants, the private jet facility at the local airport, and a voting majority of shares in Winter Sports, Inc., the private company which runs Whitefish Mountain Resort on Big Mountain.

Indeed, the mill town's 19th century affluence left behind some of the finest Victorian commercial, municipal, and residential architecture in the state.

Although many of the town's residents travel to nearby commercial and business centers in Tilton, Concord or Manchester for employment, nearly a thousand people work in Northfield, according to the NH Economic and Labor Market Information Bureau.

The town's commercial district lies along New Mexico Highway 66 ( part of the original, pre-1937 Historic Route 66 ) and Highway 344.

From the time he located here in 1864 until the time of his death he was pre-eminently the town's greatest leader, occupying the foremost ranks of those who promoted its industrial, commercial and religious enterprises.

Among the commercial downtown landmarks are the town's original movie house, the Narberth Theater, now a double-screen theater ; Ricklin's Hardware Store ; Mapes ' Five and Ten, now with two locations and the last of area's independent variety stores ; and The Greeks Bar and Restaurant.

Hope Valley is the largest village in Hopkinton and the town's principal commercial center.

It was named in honor of the University of Cambridge in England, an important center of the Puritan theology embraced by the town's founders.

* Hamilton, Massachusetts, where Patton's summer home was located, dedicated its central park to Patton, boasting a World War II – era tank in the center of town, and the town's school sports teams play under the name " Generals.

In 1435 Stephen II of Moldavia ( 1433 – 1435, 1436 – 1447 ) requested the town's judges not to hinder the merchants of Braşov, an important center of the Transylvanian Saxons in their movement.

A statue of Captain Burns stands on a 40 ton, Mount Airy granite pedestal in the center of the town's public square, which was given the official name of " Bailey Square " by the Yancey County Board of Commissioners on September 1, 1930.

The river town of Baltimore thrived and was a major center of trade until the river was overshadowed by the railroad for purposes of trade and transportation ; a single house, built long after the town's heyday, is all that remains.

Both J. B. Pennington High School ( PHS ) and Blountsville Elementary School ( BES ), the town's only two schools, are located in the center of Blountsville.

Lawrence was targeted due to the town's long support of abolition and its reputation as a center for Redlegs and Jayhawkers, which were free-state militia and vigilante groups known for attacking and destroying farms and plantations in Missouri ’ s pro-slavery western counties.

In 1999 it was moved to its present location in the town's center, at the northeast corner of Clovis Avenue and Fourth Street, and was restored by the Clovis Big Dry Creek Historical Society in with financing, labor, and materials donated by local businesses and contractors.

The Empire Municipal Advisory Council is the town's council, along with the library, sheriff's office, and health center ,( health center no longer ) it receives help from Stanislaus County.

( Old ) Main Street, located near the Connecticut River and running north to south from the border of East Hartford to that of East Windsor, is the center of the town's historical district.

Route 109 runs east-west near the town's geographic center, connecting Washington Depot with New Milford and Morris.

Higganum now encompasses the town's traditional village center and remains the shopping and civic center for Haddam.

The Green's features include an old-fashioned penny candy and antiques store known to locals as the ' Red and White '; the town's original 19th century town hall, now an arts center ; the ' Old Tolland Jail ' museum ; the ' Tolland Inn ' bed and breakfast ; and the Hicks-Stearns Museum, a restored Victorian house.

Many affluent housing developments surround the town's center.

Soon, the town's first shopping center, Brandon Center, was built, and Brooker Elementary School and the Brandon Swim and Tennis Club both opened in 1965.

The new building serves as the town's community center.

The town's first structure was the Greene County Courthouse, a log structure, in the center of town.

The monument is the center for the town's celebrations and the symbol of the town of Angola.

Smaller in scale to the fiesta, the Loggers and Forestry festival is a celebration of the local horticulture industry-the center of the town's local economy.

The village of Bryant Pond, on State Route 26 in the northern part of Woodstock, is the town's urban center and largest settlement.

In 1782, a sawmill and gristmill were erected at Goodwin's Mills, which developed into the town's only business and trade center, despite the fact that some of the village is actually located in Dayton.