Well, you have the opportunity to take advantage of this year's tour. The loft tour will be kicking off 2000 National Preservation Month in Downtown Denison. Downtown living is not a new concept, although many people believe it is. Downtowns used to have many hotels, boarding houses, boarders living upstairs above a business, and often store owners living above their business. The definition of a loft is an upstairs living space on the upper story of a building.
Lofts create a neighborhood feel in a downtown environment.
As a part of preserving downtown and pieces of our heritage, the popularity of loft living is expanding. Some want to be close to their work like our forefathers. Others just like the convenience of being centrally located, close to shopping, entertainment and other services. On the tour last year, Bill and Yvonne Ashburn walked down memory lane. Upon their marriage in 1957, they lived above Ashburn's Ice Cream when Bill began working in the family business.