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Main street is the generic name (and sometimes the official name) of the business street of a small town in the United States and Canada. "Main Street," or the interests of small businessmen, is sometimes contrasted with "Wall Street," the interests of corporate capitalism.
Main street is part of the iconography of American life.
The equivalent in the United Kingdom is High street.
The novel Main Street, a critique of small town life, was penned by Sinclair Lewis.
Main Street (http://www.mainstreet.org) is the name of a community revitalization program begun by the National Trust for Historic Preservation (http://www.nationaltrust.org) in the late 1970s. The core of the Main Street philosophy is the preservation of the historic built environment by engaging in historic preservation. Main Street focuses on a wholistic approach to revitalization based on the "4-point" approach of design, promotions, economic restructuring, and organization. Originally targeted at small, traditional downtowns, the program now encompasses sections of large urban centers.