The town should spend some money making the area more attractive to visitors, not on more parking lots. Well, now they did something. The buildings were painted and take a good look at that new sign on the Antique Center. At very minimal cost it helped transform the facade and set a standard of conformance for future signage by other tenants. The historic district commission will see to that.
Little efforts can work wonders.
Probably nothing is more important to an area such as Main Street than signage. The argument against wooden quarterboards with gold leaf and other upscale stylings is that they are very expensive. The large sign on the side of the 500 Block was less expensive than similar sized backlit signs and there are other alternatives that look the same and conform to historic district standards. All look a thousand percent better than modern lighted signs and they make an enormous difference to an area such as Main Street. And let's not forget directional signage.