It is unusual to see a small town thriving. Most smaller communities are having trouble keeping the downtown area vibrant and interesting, but New Braunfels is growing, with no empty storefronts downtown. It was a pleasure to see the re-furbished old buildings put to new use.
New Braunfels is the closest town to us here at Canyon Lake. It was founded by the Germans in the early part of the nineteenth century. When transportation got easy, people went to towns further afield to do their shopping, in this instance, San Antonio or Austin. Forty years ago, a committee was formed to keep New Braunfels vibrant. They have done a good job ever since.
One thing they did several years ago was to allow apartments or condos on the second floor of the downtown area, so the area never did lose people. Every building has been spruced up, so looks great. We were so pleased to find the town thriving. It had been a couple of years since we drove through the downtown. Now we have a couple of new restaurants to visit.
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