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| The decades following World War II were particularly hard on downtown New Bern. Many significant structures, commercial and residential, were demolished to make way for service stations and parking lots. The widening of Broad Street during the 1950's transformed the thoroughfare from a tree-lined street of fine residences into a noisy, psychological barrier between the downtown and residential areas. As New Bern attempted to accommodate the automobile, the steady, post-war movement of the city's population to the suburbs effectively drew businesses and customers away from the central business district. | The results speak for themselves. This public/private partnership formed two decades ago has been instrumental in downtown revitalization projects that have added more than $70 million to the tax base in a 14-core-block area. | |
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Symptoms were pervasive and depressing. Empty storefronts, peeling paint, littered streets, and parking areas.l in downtow nback to previous page |
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