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}} Located in the northern end of Lansing, Michigan, Old Town overlooks the Grand River and a winding bike trail. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the North Lansing Historic Commercial District, the district was established in the mid-19th century and it is the oldest of the three original villages of what is now present day Lansing. This area contains the first home built in Lansing , by pioneer James Seymour and his family in 1843. After a long decline brought about by economic changes in the area, Old Town has emerged in the last twenty years as a center of arts and culture for the greater Lansing area. ==Historical timeline== 1843: wooden dam built by John W. Burchard; area's 1st settler 1844: saw mill was built by workman on the payroll of James Seymour 1847: main bridge across the Grand River and stores as well as hotels emerged along Grand River Ave between N. Washington and Center Street and North on Turner Street 1850: Pearl Mill site, which was 3 stories, produced Pearl Flour 1864-1865: Presbyterians organized themselves and completed the building of their church 1874: Union Block, a 5 Italianate storefront, housed grocery store, saloon, and harness shops 1879: Methodist erected their 1st church called "first Methodist church" 1880: Grange Hall was built, at first housed a general store then became the State Grange Building 1881: Michigan School of the Blind moved to Lansing 1860-1880: city population rose over by 5000 1876-1917: North Lansing Depot served as the passenger and freight depot and grain elevator for the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad. 1960s and '70s: Economic downturn begins to force North Lansing's Old Town into a trend of urban decay 1970s: City officials start determining preservation methods for Old Town 1980s: The Reagan era cuts in funding for urban areas slightly slows down the redevelopment of North Lansing 1984: Old Town Business and Art Development Association is Formed 1992: The Old Town Business and Art Development Association is changed to the Business and Art Development Association of Historic North Lansing 1994: The name of the Association is again changed to OTBADA - Old Town Business and Art Development Association 1994: First annual OctoberFest 1995: First annual Lansing JazzFest 1996: Old Town Main Street Program established through Old Town Commercial Association 2000: First Annual Festival of the Sun 2003: OctoberFest is transformed to BluesFest 2003: OTBADA is awarded the 18th annual ArtServe Michigan Governor's Award for Arts and Culture in the Business Honor Roll category. 2004: Old Town awarded the Statewide Arts Award from the Michigan Association of Community Arts Agencies. 2004: First Annual Festival of the Moon 2006: Old Town named a Michigan Street Program Area under Governor Granholm's Cool Cities Initiative 2006: Old Town Oktoberfest reestablished as an authentic German Oktoberfest in celebration of rich German heritage in the Old Town district. 2006: First Annual Music Extravaganza 2008: Old Town wins IKEA Small Business Big Dreams Makeover 2009: Old Town Sesquicentennial 2009: First Annual Old Town Scrapfest 2009: Old Town Commercial Association erects City of Lansing's first Community Build Playground in Burchard Park 2011: Old Town Main Street receives Great American Main Street Award 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Old Town (Lansing, Michigan)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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