Independent storefronts in 1,874 walkable American downtowns. Worked to one standard: the public record. No chains, no stars, no stock photos.
The standard is a single-site, owner-operated business in a real downtown district, screened against chains and multi-site operators and located to its address. The register is being re-checked against it district by district, and entries that fail are removed. Every count on this page is computed from the register itself.
01 · RegisterEntries are checked against dated public records, licences and inspections, one district at a time. The tick line shows the register's current issue.
02 · ScreenSingle-site, owner-operated only, by policy. Chains and multi-site operators are removed as the re-check finds them, not demoted.
03 · LocateEach entry is located to its address. Audited districts resolve to the address point; the plot on every district page is drawn from those coordinates.