Main Street
noun
1
: the principal street of a small town
2
a
: the sections of a country centering about its small towns
b
: a place or environment characterized by materialistic self-complacent provincialism
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Today, Joy Street’s flagship shop is located on Main Street in the Charlestown.
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Boston Herald Staff, Boston Herald, 24 Nov. 2025
The route begins at the corner of Santa Cruz Avenue and Almendra and ends on Main Street near the high school.
—Debby Rice, Mercury News, 23 Nov. 2025
Stroll down Main Street to snap pics of Ferndale’s very own Painted Ladies and hotels like the Gingerbread Mansion Inn.
—Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 22 Nov. 2025
On Frisco's Main Street, roads and sidewalks are still torn up and parking is hard to come by.
—Erin Jones, CBS News, 22 Nov. 2025
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Boston Herald Staff, Boston Herald, 24 Nov. 2025
The route begins at the corner of Santa Cruz Avenue and Almendra and ends on Main Street near the high school.
—Debby Rice, Mercury News, 23 Nov. 2025
Stroll down Main Street to snap pics of Ferndale’s very own Painted Ladies and hotels like the Gingerbread Mansion Inn.
—Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 22 Nov. 2025
On Frisco's Main Street, roads and sidewalks are still torn up and parking is hard to come by.
—Erin Jones, CBS News, 22 Nov. 2025
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“Main Street.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Main%20Street. Accessed 26 Nov. 2025.
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