The Selmer Business Alliance is applying for a grant to help beautify our downtown. I can in to help create this slide show to include with the grant application.

1. Selmer Tennessee STATE OF TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TENNESSEE MAIN STREET PROGRAM – TENNESSEE DOWNTOWNS 2010 TENNESSEE DOWNTOWNS Submitted By: SELMER BUSINESS ALLIANCE Date: February 5,2010

2. Courthouse

3. Main Street Selmer, Tennessee 3

4. Latta Building Selmer, Tennessee 4 Proposed future home of the McNairy County visitors and culture center, this circa 1930 building was once used as a public gathering space and soon will be again; corner of Fourth Street and Court Avenue just across from the courthouse.

5. Pat’s Cafe Selmer, Tennessee 5 Pat's Cafe is a landmark business and purveyor of everyone's favorite "slug burger."

6. Museum Selmer, Tennessee 6 The old Ritz Theatre houses the McNairy County Historical Museum at the corner of Third Street and Warren Avenue.

7. Rockabilly Mural Selmer, Tennessee 7 Commissioned in 2008 and finished in 2009, the Rockabilly Highway Mural at the Corner of Court Avenue and Second Street celebrates Selmer's Rockabilly Music roots.

8. Chamber of Commerce Selmer, Tennessee 8

9. Selmer Chiropractic Center Selmer, Tennessee 9 Several medical professionals practice in the downtown area including two General Practitioners, a Dentist, an Optometrist and a Chiropractor shown here.

10. Village Coffee House Selmer, Tennessee 10 Thoroughly refurbished and recently opened, Village Coffee House on Court Ave. is one of the most attractive additions to downtown in many years.

11. Thrift Store Selmer, Tennessee 11

12. First Christian Church Selmer, Tennessee 12

13. Feeney Law Firm Selmer, Tennessee 13

14. 4th Street Church of Christ Selmer, Tennessee 14

15. Train Station Selmer, Tennessee 15 Turn of the century passenger depot on the Mobile and Ohio railroad (looking north).

16. Shelter Insurance Selmer, Tennessee 16

17. Streets Selmer, Tennessee 17

18. Street Lighting Selmer, Tennessee 18 Decorative lighting (foreground) installed in the 1990s is functional and adequate. Three of the older buildings in downtown (background) date to the late19th century.

19. China King Selmer, Tennessee 19

20. City Hall Selmer, Tennessee 20

21. Drug Store Selmer, Tennessee 21

22. Arts in McNairy Selmer, Tennessee 22 Glass artist's studio on Warren Ave. (left) with Selmer's first municipal fire station next door (right).

23. Community Center Selmer, Tennessee 23

24. Post Office Selmer, Tennessee 24

25. Paper Selmer, Tennessee 25 Corner of Second Street and Warren Avenue, the Independent Appeal (Weekly Newspaper) is the oldest continuously operating business in McNairy County.

26. Historic Homes Selmer, Tennessee 26

27. Funeral Home Selmer, Tennessee 27

28. Future Green Space/Farmer’s Market to the Right Selmer, Tennessee 28

29. Future Parking for Famer’s Market Selmer, Tennessee 29 (looking south) Railroad tracks on the far left; old depot with green roof in the distance; typical downtown building in the middle; future public green space on the far right.

30. Cypress Creek Selmer, Tennessee 30 Cypress Creek a tributary of the Tuscumbia River was once an important waterway into the interior of the county. It runs near the downtown district.