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In 2020, our street and community relations departments came together and began an entirely new creative project that the City of Madison had never done before. With the help of street department fabricator Dave Kidwell, the magical lights adorning Main Street and the riverfront continue to grow each year. Check out our latest Madison on the Move video highlighting the behind-the-scenes work of bringing festive lights to our city each year! #cleansafeandbeatiful #madisononthemove
A
A
Place
and
for
the
last
few
years
we've
really
been
cultivating
the
character
of
Madison.
Everyone
knows:
Madison
has
a
Charming
historic
district.
What
we
wanted
to
really
do
is
is
make
it
the
Hallmark
of
all
communities
across
the
state
of
Indiana
and
really
amplify
all
of
the
natural
things
and
the
natural
beauty
that
we
have
of
Downtown
Madison,
Thanksgiving
and
Christmas
unite
everybody
and
we've
really
worked
hard
to
make
sure
that
Madison
is
a
place
that
people
want
to
visit.
A
B
We
work
to
partner
with
the
visit
Madison
organization
in
the
chamber
in
Main
Street
in
2020
to
talk
about
ways.
We
could
really
just
bring
Christmas
to
Madison
and
at
that
point
we
decided
to
Brand
Madison
as
Mary
Madison,
and
it's
now
got
Madison
on
the
map
for
our
Christmas
that
we
have
here
in
town
and
it's
not
just
what
the
city
is
doing.
A
Our
lights,
we
fabricate
those
in-house
through
our
street
department
and
we're
saving
money
and
doing
that,
but
we
get
a
fantastic
return
on
that
investment
and
the
dollars
that
are
spent
across
the
shops
and
restaurants
and
visiting
our
Main
Street
area
and
downtown
in
particular,
creates
a
just
a
unique
opportunity
for
us
to
shine.
We.
C
Rod,
Steel,
Rod,
bend
it
to
shape
weld
it
up
and
then
paint
it,
and
then
girls
will
come
along
and
they
will
do
the
Highlight
as
far
as
the
lighting
of
it
and
I'll
do
some
of
the
wiring
to
help
them
out
and
I
enjoy
doing
the
well
and
like
to
see
the
product
after
it's
done
and
I
like
to
see
everybody
get
a
good
laugh
and
really
enjoy
seeing
it
too.
So,
yes,
it
is
a
labor
of
love.
For
me,.
D
When
the
the
lights
were
added
downtown,
it
was
pretty
magical.
You
know,
I've
been
in
business
11
years
and
definitely
Madison
is
a
Hallmark
like
little
Community,
but
there
was
just
something
about
Main,
Street
being
all
decorated,
and
it
really
was
nostalgic
to
hear
our
customers
and
the
locals
just
to
get
excited
about
lights.
D
Definitely
by
all
means
think
that
was
probably
one
of
the
best
investments
for
our
community.
You
know
we
encourage
the
walkability
people
come
here
because
you
can
go
up
and
down
the
streets
as
someone
who
walks
back
and
forth
to
work
every
day
to
see
the
people
out,
you
know
just
enjoying
the
lights
and
just
strolling
up
and
down.
Main
Street
was
pretty
precious
because
we've
not
seen
that
for
a
while
I
mean
I
have
memories
as
a
kid
when
the
streets
were
decorated
and
it
just
brought
all
that
back.
A
Really
focus
hard
for
Madison's,
Main
Street
to
be
clean,
safe
and
beautiful,
and
as
people
are
walking
up
and
down,
both
sides
of
the
street
I
think
they'll
recognize
all
the
investment
that
we've
made
to
make
sure
that
we've
created
a
fantastic
venue
for
their
family
time,
whether
it's
Christmas
or
Halloween,
or
Valentine's,
Day
or
St
Patrick's
Day.
What
you
find
is
just
a
fantastic,
very
unique,
authentic,
Main
Street
and
that's
what
we're
striving
for
and
that
really
brings
more
and
more
visitors
to
our
community.