Awards & Accomplishments

2022 Awards/Accomplishments

2021 Awards/Accomplishments

Tyler’s Main Street Director was selected as ETX View’s 40 under forty award in the City Officials Category. Amber also celebrated her 10 year anniversary with the City of Tyler in 2021!

2019 Awards/Accomplishments

Tyler’s Main Street Director was selected to appear on the Main Street America’s postcard to help promote their new #WeAreMainStreet campaign.

2017 Anice B. Read Award of Excellence in Community Heritage Development

Awarded by Texas Historical Commission.

Named in honor of Anice Read, former Texas Historical Commission member and founder of the Texas Main Street Program, this award recognizes an individual or organization for exemplary work in community revitalization, preservation planning and protection, or heritage tourism which significantly advances the impacts of historic preservation in Texas.

National Main Street ACCREDITATION

Tyler was designated as a certified Main Street City in 1990 and the accreditation program started in 1999. Tyler has achieved accredited status 18 out of the 22 years and currently going strong with 8 consecutive years.

Texas Downtown Association Awards

2023: Heart of Tyler - Best Downtown Partner (Finalist)

2021: Café 1948 - Best Commercial Interior (Winner)
Art Alley - Best Public Improvement (Finalist)
BusYness - Best Promotional Event, Digital (Finalist)
Hit the Bricks - Best Promotional Event, Traditional (Finalist)

2018: ETX Brewing CO. - Best Downtown Business
Red Dirt BBQ & Music Festival - Best Promotional Event

2017: The Innovation Pipeline - Best Public Improvement

2016: Butler Architectural Group - Best Commercial Interior
People’s Petroleum Building - Best Restoration

2015: Martin-Walker Law Firm - Best Commercial Interior
Black Tie Bingo - Best Promotional Event
Ingrid Young - Downtowner of the Year

2014: Regions Bank - Best Downtown Business
African American Heritage Trail - Best Marketing Program
Fair Plaza Parking Garage - Best Public Improvement

2013: 6x6@110 - Best Promotional Event

2012: Downtown Tyler Arts Coalition - Best Downtown Partner
Martin Heines - Downtowner of the Year

2009: Moore Grocery Lofts - Best Adaptive Reuse
Discovery Science Place - Best Downtown Business
City of Tyler - Best Downtown Partner
Goodman Museum Movie Project - Best Marketing Program

2008: Joey Seeber - Downtowner of the Year

2007: Balance Pilates Studio - Best Adaptive Reuse

2006: Arcadia Coffee Company - Best Commercial Interior

2001: The Rage Salon - Best Store Interior
Caldwell Elementary Arts Academy - Community Spirit Award

2000: Cherished Memories - Best Store Interior

1999: The Blackstone Building - Community Spirit Award

1998: Lloyd Apartments - Best Rehabilitation