We are a community of approximately 13,000 residents, located on the Main Line,
west of Philadelphia. Our historic downtown, one of the largest business districts in
our area, contains a delightful mix of restaurants and small specialty shops, including
antique and gift shops. Historic Ardmore is adjacent to Suburban Square, one of
America's oldest shopping centers.
The Ardmore Initiative is a business district authority responsible for physical
improvements and economic development in downtown Ardmore. Over the years, the
Ardmore Initiative has worked with Lower Merion Township and local community
organizations to improve the appearance of downtown Ardmore and ensure a vibrant
mix of businesses in its historic district.
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Ardmore Initiative, click here to sign up .
For more information about the Ardmore Initiative, please Email Us or call us at 610-645-0540.
 Announcements
- Ardmore Initiative Reauthorization
- Attention Business Owners
- Attention Property Owners
- Ardmore Swings Golf Outing & Awards Dinner
- Your input is important to us! Please take a moment to complete our survey and return to us via email, Christine@ardmoreinitiative.org or fax back to 610-645-0662. Download the Survey Now. (PDF File)
- 2nd Annual Ardmore Blossoms Community Celebration & Spring Beautification — The Ardmore Initiative would like to thank all of the sponsors who helped make Ardmore Blossoms a success! See the complete list
- Transit Center/Revitalization Project — Information about
Ardmore Transit Center/Downtown Revitalization Project.
- The Charles F. Ward Service to Ardmore Award is presented to the person whose efforts and good works have impacted the Ardmore community in meaningful and significant ways. The award is intended to honor someone whose attributes emulate those of Charlie Ward, past President of Lower Merion Township Board of Commissioners and Founding Chairman of the Ardmore Business District Authority, the Ardmore Initiative, in whose name this award is made. Download the nomination form now (PDF File)
  Join us for First Friday: A Main Line Artitude.
Next First Friday:
August 1, 2008, 5pm to 10pm.
Come out and enjoy a night of art and music.
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The Ardmore Initiative
56 E. Lancaster Avenue
Ardmore, Pennsylvania 19003
Phone: 610-645-0540
Fax: 610-645-0662
E-mail Us Now
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"Thank you for your time & for sharing your knowledge with me. I had a wonderful learning experience, more than words can say. I have learned the inner dynamics of working together to accomplish any goals set. I have seen through this organization the meaning of community and perseverance against all odds. I believe what The Ardmore Initiative is about and I strongly believe that it will grow to great heights."
— Alicia McDonald
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Why does the sign over the door at the Ardmore Free Library have the name of Ethel Saltus Ludington?
In the 1920’s, the library was housed in a wing of a women’s clubhouse on Ardmore Avenue. It was growing so large that new space was needed and the club looked to Charles Ludington for the funding for a new library building, adjoining the club building. In 1924, it was dedicated and presented to the Women’s Club by Charles Ludington as a memorial to Ethel Saltus Ludington. Today the library houses more than 35,000 volumes.
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