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The Heart of Downtown i Graat Downtowns have <br /> I Jon Hunt Plaza places that feel like a <br /> public living room-where <br /> ® © °r If ., . <br /> I residents and visitors <br /> I can work,live.play.relax. <br /> The historic main street of South I <br /> entertain,and more. <br /> :, <br /> Bend, Michigan Street, and the .-- <br /> adjacent blocks, form the retail and sf0,\ <br /> cultural heart of Downtown. The Town °,,`♦ <br /> Square <br /> Anchored by the Morris Performing Arts Center in the north and I ♦ f <br /> ... --r -_ Signature <br /> the St.Joe County Public Library to the south,Michigan Street •I �/ I ♦ 4 , 4 <br /> .'yam Riverfront Park \ W <br /> is home to restaurants.hotels,entertainment,destinations.and + tt_ ";'t I � � _ <br /> iconic historic buildings like the State Theater.Gridiron Plaza in �, , _` ( \ - 1 N <br /> front of the former College Football Hall of Fame acts as South - "r t n. I ` ,r a <br /> Bend's de facto town square.serving as the home for festivals - _ I ii. r I I I M:LE, <br /> and gatherings.The plans on the following pages illustrate visions i '" I e I i _ <br /> for the Downtown core that build on these beloved places to i I - . . ,,,�,�"„'ler-I alt_ ——••— _ <br /> ct <br /> activate the riverfront,enhance the public spaces,and grow local I — — �01,4 _ 'J (: ° \ <br /> businesses. ) (� <br /> 2 <br /> I l <br /> iim, <br /> Projects in the timirsiI i• .. \ <br /> Heart of Downtown: I j <br /> �?� Retail Core along I11 ile"ti I �� ` 4NMi1a wr Michigan Street I 4 fr . . �^ <br /> m: ., <br /> m • Jon Hunt Memorial Plaza ( ` _ ( 4 t , <br /> ii, <br /> i tr4 "`lei • The Town Square F <br /> 110 .�, i ' ,1 i *NA <br /> The Century Center& The Century <br /> i fr . Retail Core at Center& <br /> ,ter•[ Jefferson Blvd Realignment Michigan Street <br /> =• [ g Jefferson Blvd <br /> A Big Idea for the Future',; • ;g[�i ; <br /> - Al Signature Riverfront Park r+►a�-— <br /> Reinvigorating the Heart of Downtown will require concentrating retail on Michigan Street and around the Square.restoring landmark buildings.and creating a <br /> • connected open space experience around the St Joseph River <br /> The Heart of Downtown 36 <br />