Past Award Winners

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2007 President's Awards Winners

• Best Commerical Interior - Beadboard UpCounty, Brenham
• Best Rehabilitation - Ashton Depot, Fort Worth
• Best Restoration - Worthington National Bank, Fort Worth
• Best Adaptive Reuse - Small City - Balance Pilates Studio, Tyler
• Best Adaptive Reuse - Large City - T & P Lofts, Fort Worth
• Best New Construction - Downtown Public Restroom, Cuero
• Best Public Improvement - Roma National Historic Landmark District Visitors Center & Plaza, Roma
• Best Marketing Program
  Denton, North of Ordinary, Denton
  Sincerely, Yours, Georgetown
• Best Promotional Event or Festival - Texas Reds Steak and Grape Festival, Bryan
• Best Community Spirit - McKinney Performing Arts Center, McKinney

2006 Award Winners:

• Best Commercial Interior - Arcadia Coffee Company, Tyler
• Best Building Rehabilitation - W.T.W. Properties Bob R. Simpson Building, Fort Worth (city with a population greater than 50,000)
• Best Building Rehabilitation - National Bank and Trust, La Grange (city with a population fewer than 50,000)
• Best Building Restoration - Mineola Depot Transportation Plaza, Mineola
• Honorable Mention - Suga's Deep South Cuisine, Beaumont
• Best Adaptive Reuse - Stuart Smith Residence, Electra
• Best New Construction - The Railyard, Buda
• Best Public Improvement - Alley Scapes, San Angelo
• Best Marketing Program - Downtown 78621, Elgin
• Best Promotional Event or Festival - Red Poppy Festival, Georgetown
• Community Spirit Award - Buda's 125th Birthday Bash, Buda
• Downtowner of the Year - Bob Burchard, Gonzales
• Newcomer of the Year - Ron Seneni, Denton

2005 Award Winners

Best Rehabilitation (co-winner)
The Holt Hotel, Wichita Falls

Best Adaptive Reuse
Kerr County Abstract & Title Co., Ltd., Kerrville

Best Rehabilitation (co-winner)
Mays AppliancesBuilding, Farmersville

Best Interior
Meyer-Foster-Mulcahy Building/Another Time Soda Fountain Rosenberg

Best Public Improvement (co-winner)
Pat Booker Road Enhancement Program, Universal City

Best Public Improvement
Waxahachie

Best Marketing Program
Downtown: As Austin As It Gets, Downtown Austin Alliance

Best Promotional Event, Small Town
Audie Murphy Days, Farmersville

Community Spirit
Crystelle Waggoner Community Playground, Decatur

Best Promotional Event, Large Town
"Elvis is Rockin Downtown," Denton

Downtowner of the Year: Janeen Cunningham of Greenville, with TDA 2005 Board President Kathy Hendrick

Most Enduring Business
Pines Theater, Silsbee

Best Downtown Management Program: Austin

Best Restoration
Hamiltons, Brownwood

The 2004 Award Winners

Best Store Interior/Best Commercial Interior

Hines Development Southwest Regional Headquarters, Houston

Best Adaptive Reuse

H.Y Price Senior Center, San Marcos

Best Rehabilitation Project

Rails A Cafe at the Depot, Kerrville

Best New Construction Project

Eastside Village, Plano

Best Promotional Event

Art in the Hood, Southtown/San Antonio

Best Restoration Project

Cowinners
Jefferson Theater, Beaumont
County Courthouse, Denton

Best Downtown Marketing Program

Beaumont Main Street program

Downtowner of the Year

Sally Loveland

Community Spirit Award

100th Anniversary celebration, Raymondville

Best Public Improvement Project

Murals project, Jasper

New Town

Urban Design PLAN winner: McAllen Downtown Master Plan
Urban Design DEVELOPMENT winner: Houston Street redevelopment, San Antonio

The 2003 Award Winners

Best Store Interior/Best Commercial Interior

Retail
Garcia Glass Art, San Antonio/Southtown
Professional
3D/I Architecture Offices, San Antonio

Best Adaptive Reuse

Central Fire Station, Denton
Javamotion, Lockhart

Best Rehabilitation Project

Spindletop Restaurant, Beaumont
Kathleen C. Cailloux City Center for the Performing Arts, Kerrville

Best New Construction Project

Public
Austin Convention Center, Austin
Private
Valencia Hotel, San Antonio

Best Promotional Event

Cultural
Arts & Wine Renaissance, Denison
Community-wide Reunion Celebration 2002, Brownwood

Best Restoration Project

Beaumont Hotel, Beaumont

Best Downtown Management Program

City of Mineola

Downtowner of the Year

Sinclair Black, Austin

Community Spirit Award

Community/Humanitarian Spirit
Brazos Valley Hospice, Bryan
Community/Built Environment-Spirit
Onion Shed, Farmersville

Best Public Improvement Project

Big City
Cotswold Project Phase I, Houston
Small Town
Planter Boxes, Sonora

The 2002 Award Winners

Best Store Interior/Best Commercial Interior

(Category renamed Best Commercial Interior in 2002) 1886 Cafe, Driskill Hotel, Austin Telephone Jim’s Catfish Parlor, Elgin

Best Adaptive Reuse

Carson, Howell offices (former First National Bank Building), Decatur

Best Rehabilitation Project

Candy Kitchen, Brenham Stone Street Gardens, Dallas

Best New Construction Project

4th Street Station, Taylor

Best Promotional Event

Reunion Celebration, Brownwood Hog Eye Festival, Elgin

Best Restoration Project

Union Depot, Elgin Sutton County Courthouse, Sonora Santa Fe Depot, Temple

Best Downtown Marketing Program

Discover the Charm, Georgetown

Best Downtown Management Program

Granbury for gateways project

Downtowner of the Year

Mr. W.C. Estes, Elgin

Community Spirit Award

Palace Theater, Corsicana Oasis Park, Monahans

Best Public Improvement Project

Capital Improvement projects, Denton ,Portal San Fernando, San Antonio

New Town

No Winner

The 2001 Award Winners

Best Store Interior/Best Commercial Interior

The Rage Salon Tyler

Best Adaptive Reuse

Hair Trendz Salon and Spa Taylor

Best Rehabilitation Project

Palace Theater in Grapevine and Ector Theater in Odessa

Best New Construction Project

No Winner

Best Promotional Event

Classic Film Festival in Beaumont and Memorial Day Veterans Celebration in Sonora, Texas

Best Restoration Project

No Winner/New Category 2002

Best Downtown Marketing Program

Denton Main Street

Best Downtown Management Program

No Winner

Downtowner of the Year

Sally H. Myers Temple

Community Spirit Award

Caldwell Elementary Arts Academy Tyler

Best Public Improvement Project

Downtown Murals Project in Lufkin and Wayfinding Program in Houston

New Town

No Winner

The 2000 Award Winners

Best Store Interior/Best Commercial Interior

Cherished Memories, Tyler

Best Adaptive Reuse

(Under 25,000 population) Simpson Building,Quanah (50,000-100,000 population) Daniel's Place,Grapevine (Over 100,000 population) Cadillac Lofts,San Antonio

Best Rehabilitation Project

Investment Centers of America,Taylor

Best New Construction Project

Whistle Stop Plaza and Clocktower, Irving

Best Promotional Event

East Texas Yamboree, Gilmer

Best Restoration Project

No Winner/New Category 2002

Best Downtown Marketing Program

No Winner/New Category 2001

Best Downtown Management Program

No Winner

Downtowner of the Year

Jeannine Macon, Granbury

Community Spirit Award

Pocket Park, Raymondville (Small city) Team United for the Future (TUFF), Fort Worth (Large City)

Best Public Improvement Project

Streetscape Restorations, Mineola, Urban Design Guidelines, Fort Worth

New Town

No Winner

The 1999 Award Winners

Best Store Interior/Best Commercial Interior

Kitchens - The Fine Art of Cooking, Abilene

Best Adaptive Reuse

Under $1 million Sleeping Lizzards, Denton Over $1 million The Rice Lofts by Post, Post Properties Inc., Randall Davis, Houston

Best Rehabilitation Project

Public Sector Hill Country Courthouse, Hillsboro Private Sector Union State Bank, Kerrville

Best New Construction Project

Louie Mueller Bar-B-Que, John Hughes Construction, Taylor

Best Promotional Event

Boxcars, Barbeque, & the Bridge, Jerry McDonald, Rusk

Best Restoration Project

No Winner/New Category 2002

Best Downtown Marketing Program

No Winner/New Category 2001

Best Downtown Management Program

Denton

Downtowner of the Year

Dan Tidwell and Jamie Mize, Houston

Community Spirit Award

The Blackstone Building, Tyler

Best Public Improvement Project

Interpretive Boomtown Murals, Breckenridge Physical Downtown Pocket Park, Corsicana

New Town

No Winner

The 1998 Award Winners

Best Store Interior/Best Commercial Interior

Elements of Design, Denton

Best Adaptive Reuse

Urban Winner International Center, San Antonio Small City Winner Cypress Building, Abilene

Best Rehabilitation Project

Small City First Service Bank, Mineola Urban City Lloyd Apartments, Tyler

Best New Construction Project

No winner

Best Promotional Event

Small City Dickens of a Christmas, McKinney Urban City Star Spangled Salute, Midland

Best Restoration Project

No Winner/New Category 2002

Best Downtown Marketing Program

No Winner/New Category 2001

Best Downtown Management Program

Houston

Downtowner of the Year

Bill Thomas, Denton

Community Spirit Award

Financial Contribution Aztec Theater, Albany Volunteer Contribution Summer in the City, Midland

Best Public Improvement Project

Under $5 million T&P District, Abilene Over $5 million Sesquicentennial Park, Houston Small City Pocket Park, Sonora

New Town

No Winner