Westminster Street is a storied downtown thoroughfare distinguished by its brick-lined facades, street trees, and string-light ambiance that lend it metropolitan charm. The street hosts an architecturally rich strip of late 19th- and early 20th-century commercial buildings, several forming the Westminster Street Historic District, noted for Art Deco and Victorian styles. Notable landmarks along the street include the former Shepard’s Department Store block and high-style commercial palazzi like the Tilden-Thurber and Burrill buildings.Former pedestrian mall interventions restored its urban vitality, promoting retail life and adaptive reuse without sacrificing historical character  .