About Southside Main Street - SoMA

The mission of Southside Main Street is to promote and enhance the economic development, public relations, historic integrity and quality of life for the citizens of the neighborhood. We are a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to developing a positive image of the area between I-630 and Roosevelt Road.

We're enthusiastic about the potential of the South Main area as a historic district and community.

As an affiliated program of Main Street Arkansas, we are committed to bringing vitality and business to the area. We will do this by using the very successful "Main Street" model which uses historic preservation and rehabilitation as the core for identifying and developing the south Main Street area.

The Main Street model encompasses:

• Design
• Organization
• Promotion
• Economic restructuring

The principles focus on incremental, comprehensive change that emphasizes quality and the the cooperation of public and private sectors. According to the National Main Street Center, for every dollar invested in a local Main Street program, $28.31 is invested in the community. These statistics have been tracked from 1980 to present. We will become a part of this tracking.

Please join us as we plan and work to make South Main "the" place to be in Little Rock. Become a member of the Southside Main Street !