Re: 'The crumbling of Main Street shops' [Letter, Village News, 12/9/10]

We are more than an address; more than just a location on the map.

We are proud residents living in a small, but challenged village. Fallbrook is where we choose to live and raise our families. Some of us have been here 50 years and others just moved here.

Have you noticed there is actually a downtown Fallbrook? Some have not ventured there for years and may not know where Main and Alvarado are located. Unlike many surrounding towns, Fallbrook needs to be proud and supportive of what we have: a town square, art galleries, and struggling retail shops and restaurants. Times are tough for everyon...