interstate. bedford has always been a great place to stop. but about a decade ago, main street was in trouble. as one generation of small business owners retired or left, nobody was coming in to take their places. the result was a lot of empty storefronts and that did nothing to bring in customers. so today we have a story of revival. a story of a group of business owners that came together with a vision to make main street once again a popular destination. >> may name is julie dull. i've been the manager for downtown bedford, incorporated. this is my sign. >> what is the main street manager's mission? >> we're here to revitalize downtown bedford. economically, socially. >> why was it created? >> i actually was one of the retail merchants in our downtown and we had some success fulmer chants but we kind of did our own thing. we felt disorganized as a town. >> what did main street look like a decade ago?