UR EAN DESIGN assocrates Nashua Downtown Master Plan
vi Main Street South
MAIN STREET SOUTH — or “Driving Main Street” — stands in 62
sharp contrast to Main Street North or “Walking Main
Street.” Main Street South has an exceedingly wide road, a
large number of auto-dependent uses, and the absence of an
intact historic fabric. Historically, Main Street South was resi-
dential, not commercial. However, over time, as traffic volumes
increased, Downtown commercial uses grew south towards
Salmon Brook. A few grand houses and apartment buildings
still exist; however, most have been demolished. Main Street
South was formerly identified by Salmon Brook and its wet-
lands. However, the wetlands have since been filled and the
stream was covered and culverted by the Globe Plaza (now
Main Street Marketplace) in the 1960's.
TW Main Street South
