Downtown Jeffersonville is a vibrant Main Street area that is home to amazing small, independent businesses. Founded in 1802, Jeffersonville, Indiana is a river city with its roots stemming from the steamboat industry and ship-building. Downtown Jeffersonville has preserved its history while looking to the future. Jeffersonville Main Street, the city's nationally-accredited nonprofit downtown revitalization organization, has been working with the city, business owners, and other community organizations for 30 years to revitalize the downtown district. From a 130-year-old candy shop to the addition of new restaurants, housing, boutiques, coffee shops, and brew pubs, Downtown Jeffersonville's business district offers a great mix of independent businesses that attract both local residents and visitors. Every year there are a wide variety of special events in Downtown Jeffersonville. The chocolate stroll, wine walks, farmers market, farm to table dinner, concerts, and outdoor movies are all popular attractions. We salute our veterans with a 5K and we celebrate the holidays with a cookie stroll, parade, and light up. The Big Four Bike and Pedestrian Bridge offers an alternative transportation route into downtown Jeffersonville and draws a lot of people to our business community. With the preservation of older buildings, the construction of new buildings complementing the historic district, the expansion of existing independent businesses and the creation of new ones, and special events occurring all year long, Jeffersonville's downtown is attracting people to live, shop, eat, and play. If it's happening, then it's happening in downtown Jeffersonville! If Jeffersonville Main Street wins the money from the contest then we will use it to continue the revitalization of Downtown Jeffersonville! We respectfully ask for your vote!
