Facts
Old Town Winchester is a thriving community and an ideal business hub.
Consider the following facts:
- 1800 people work in Old Town, Monday through Friday
- 1 Museum in district reporting average of 54,000 visitors annually
- 3 Museum/attracts in Old Town district reporting average of 5,000 visitors annually
- 1 Museum 1 mile outside Old Town district reporting average of 38,000 visitors annually
- 4 parking garages
- 6 off-street surface lots and 400 metered on-street parking spaces
- 1,470 available spaces in garages with access 24/7
- $120 Million in private investment since 1985
- 35 Restaurants in the downtown
- 60 Retail Shops
- 3 Dance/Arts centers in Old Town district – enrollment of 500 children each
- 9 churches in Old Town district, average congregations of 400
- 5 churches in Old Town have pre-school or daycare programs with average 50+ children
- 250,000 visitors attend the Apple Blossom Festival with 30,000 visiting the Midway
- 5,000 people attend annual First Night Winchester New Year’s Eve Celebration and July 3rd Rockin
- Independence Eve Event
- 80 days of public events from festivals to parades to concerts