We are proud, Downtown Goldsboro has qualified as a North Carolina Main Street Community since 1984. In 1980, the National Trust created the National Main Street Center to share lessons learned in a revitalization pilot program. For the next three years, the Center conducted a national demonstration in six states, including North Carolina, to encourage imaginative use of business and government resources to support local revitalization initiatives. North Carolina continues to offer the Main Street program to 45 towns across the state. As these towns work to reinforce and rekindle the economic vitality and values that Main Street stands for, communities are utilizing the Main Street Approach administered by the North Carolina Main Street Center. What is the approach? It is a comprehensive revitalization process designed to improve all aspects of the downtown, producing both intangible and tangible benefits. The program concentrates on four areas: organization, design, promotion and economic restructuring.