Check out the great article that appears in todays Charlotte Observer, The Next Big Thing, by Doug Smith, http://www.charlotte.com/485/story/263444.html , featuring The Standard on South Street.
Historic Downtown Gastonia, North Carolina, United States
Gastonia Downtown Development Corporation is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit corporation designed to restore the Downtown as a viable marketplace and the center of community activity. Gastonia Downtown Development Corporation receives no state or federal operating funding. Gastonia Downtown Development Corporation is funded in part by the City of Gastonia and local property and business owners through a Municipal Service District.