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How Midvale Main Street transformed from a ‘ghost town’ to a ‘community hub’

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New businesses, vibrancy and events are drawing people back to a once-blighted area. 11, 2026. Comment Add as Preferred Source Midvale • Historic Main Street looks a lot different than it used to. " "Everything was just withering away," he said.

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