Paducah Main Street is one part of the engine that helps drive the Downtown economy by focusing on business recruitment and retention.  We are dedicated to creating a vibrant downtown experience by promoting historic preservation, economic growth, and creative place-making for Downtown Paducah. Our work to promote Downtown as a district will make Paducah a prosperous, lively, and attractive destination for entrepreneurs and visitors. 

Paducah Main Street, winner of the Great American Main Street Award in 2010, is a local government program within the City of Paducah’s Planning Department that works to revitalize Downtown Paducah. Paducah Main Street is staffed by a full-time city employee who functions as the program’s Director, and is supported by a mayorally-appointed Board of Directors and community members that make up four committees. Each Main Street committee corresponds with one of the four National Main Street transformation strategies: Design, Promotion, Organization, and Economic Vitality. The Paducah Main Street program is recognized formally through local city ordinance (Ord. No. 2014-5-8140) and is funded annually through dedicated city resources.

This local Main Street program is a part of a larger network of cities transforming historic downtown districts through the Kentucky Main Street and the Main Street America organizations.