About Tryon Downtown Development Association (TDDA)


The mission of the TDDA is to preserve and enhance the community of Tryon through a downtown revitalization program that focuses on economic vitality, excellent urban design and historic preservation.

Our Vision Statement

Historic Downtown Tryon, the entertainment hub of Polk County, framed by the first peaks of the Blue Ridge Mountains, is a thriving, inclusive and accessible arts community, embracing music, literature, crafts, and offering outdoor recreation opportunities.

Implementation Strategy

Tryon is a designated NC Main Street community. The Town of Tryon has charged TDDA with the administration of the Main Street program at the local level. The agency uses the Main Street America(TM) model of establishing economic development strategies and applying the Main Street Four-Point Approach (R) to downtown revitalization: Organization, Promotion, Design, and Economic Vitality, to implement a plan that achieves measurable results.

Board of Directors

  • Kevin Parker

    President

  • Denny Crowe

    Vice President

  • Wanda May

    Secretary

  • James Cullen

    Treasurer

  • Ryan Mesa

  • Carri Bass

  • Matt Rappoli

  • Harriet Hudson

  • Tanisha Twitty Akinloye

 Executive Director

Lourdes Gutierrez
downtowndirector@tryonnc.gov

Thank you to the Polk County Community Foundation for providing a grant for Board Members to attend the NC Main Street Conference in Goldsboro.

The NC Main Street & Rural Planning Center works in regions, counties, cities, towns, downtown districts, and in designated North Carolina Main Street communities, to inspire place-making through building asset-based economic development strategies that achieve measurable results such as investment, business growth, and jobs.

Thank you to The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina, Tryon Garden Club & Polk County Appearance Commission for providing a grant for landscape & lighting improvements in Downtown Tryon.

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