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Thomasville's original Ford Dealership built in 1937 in the popular Streamline Moderne style of Art Deco. Located in Downtown Thomasville at 316 S. Broad St.
Thomasville’s Historic Downtown is a shopper’s dream-come-true, offering charming retail shops, antiques and restaurants. Thomasville was designated a Great American Main Street city in 1998. The National Trust for Historic Preservationand in 1999 named Thomasville one of a dozen top places to visit in the U.S.A..
Thomasville Georgia has not only preserved many of its original downtown building, but many of its original downtown businesses, as well. The restored Victorian storefronts put a lovely face on a wide variety of stores offering everything from hunting attire to the perfect dress and great shoes. The city’s hand laid brick-paved street lends an old world feel to the bustling shopping district, which draws consumers from throughout south Georgia and north Florida as well as visitors from around the country and the world.
Living in Thomasville Georgia:
If you are looking for a lifestyle change, whether it is retirement or just a new way of life, Thomasville is the a great location. The national media identifies Thomasville as one of the best places to retire in the nation. In 2005, CBS News/The Early Show points to Thomasville's appeal due to outstanding climate, housing prices and entertainment opportunities. US News & World Report called Thomasville rich for its small size. Recently, USA Today featured Thomasville as a haven for retirement with its small-town appeal.
Regardless of whether you are looking for leisure living in a mild four-season environment, excellent shopping, dining and cultural activities with historic charm or world-class medical facilities, Thomasville is now recognized as a retirement destination. Our southern hospitality and cordial living also landed Thomasville as one of the top 40 cities in the book, Retire in Style.
Thomasville’s outdoor recreation includes two area golf courses, one private, one public; Birdsong Nature Center features educational programs on wildlife preservation along with bird watching trails and butterfly gardens; Myrtlewood Hunting Plantation offers championship sporting clay courses along with fishing and hunting. Stroll to one of Thomasville’s famous landmarks, The Big Oak, a 322 year-old tree with a limb span wider than Niagara Falls is deep and the largest of its kind east of the Mississippi.
Downtown Thomasville's Mission Statement:
The mission of the Main Street program is to protect and preserve the historic fabric and charm of downtown Thomasville while ensuring that it remains healthy, viable, and economically sound.
Downtown Thomasville's Services Offered:
Sponsors special events and generic advertising to bring customers into downtown Thomasville.
Provides a listing of available properties in the downtown region to new and relocating businesses.
Administers a matching facade grant program provided by the City of Thomasville to encourage facade restoration.
Provides consultations, information, and referrals to new and existing businesses.
Publishes a quarterly newsletter to keep members and volunteers informed of events and happenings in downtown Thomasville.
Serves as a liaison between business and property owners and the City of Thomasville to find solutions to problems.
Provides a Property Listing of downtown properties available for purchase or lease.
Aggressively pursues redevelopment of threatened areas or properties through the Thomasville Downtown Development Authority.
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