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 town's commercial center lies west of the route, along the shores of the harbor.

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.

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.

In 1996 a small memorial park north of the town's business district was dedicated to him.

A legend first recorded in the late 16th century and reported in William Camden's Britannia accounts for the town's place-name, as ' halig ' ( holy ) and ' fax ' ( face ), by stating that the first religious settlers of the district brought the ' face ' of John the Baptist with them.

The town's name is actually derived from an English surname, Mountjoy and was brought to the colonies, along with the name Donegal ( name of the school district in Mount Joy ) by settlers from Ireland.

For this, the town's charter was revoked again in 1872, and the town was administered as a police district by the state legislature for the following year.

From about 1877 to 1890, the town's mines produced USD $ 40 to $ 85 million in silver bullion, the largest productive silver district in Arizona.

Along the town's main historic district, early businesses built many structures that still form Wickenburg's downtown area.

In 1933, much of the town's central business district was destroyed by the Long Beach earthquake, and one person was killed.

( 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.

Melbourne suffered the worst disaster in the town's history when a fire consumed the whole business district in 1903 and then in 1981 the southern end of town was destroyed by a tornado.

The town's business district is still located in the blocks just east of the station.

In August 2004, the New Jersey Supreme Court decided against North Haledon, citing that the town's exit from the district would shift the ethnic and racial balance of the high school.

In 1980, the northern terminus of New York State Route 21 ( NY 21 ) was moved southward from the intersection with Lake Road in Pultneyville to its present location at the intersection with NY 104, in Williamson, about north of the town's business district.

The town's population was just over 8, 000 at the time of the 2001 census and Alnwick's district population was 31, 029.

The borough is in a rich coal district, and most of the town's work force once worked in local steel mills or coal mines.

The town's business district is situated along the West Fork of Goose Creek, which flows into Trousdale County from the hills to the north and empties into the Old Hickory Lake impoundment of the Cumberland River several miles to the south.

On July 18, 1900 ( despite a city ordinance which mandated fire-proof materials for downtown buildings-there had been fires in 1890 and 1898 as well ) fire destroyed half of the small town's business district.

The town's small business district provides all the basic services.

Much of the town's business district was destroyed by a major fire in 1912.

The town's slowly declining population, eroding tax base and shrinking class sizes have created financial challenges for the Park Falls School District, geographically the largest school district in Wisconsin.

A Wyoming district judge ruled in the town's favor, and the railroad ultimately agreed to build an unobstructing track bed and use its own land for track.