our first stop, galina, illinois.ena, illinois. welcome to main street, usa, a series we're doing about companies on main streets across america. today we near galena, illinois, a community rich in history and beautiful 19th century architecture. but it's a town that has had to reinvent itself many times, from a lead or boom town in the 1800s to a farm community in the 1900s, today it's a tourist destination. but it's been through a lot of ups and downs. if you'd come here about 25 years ago, there were lots of vacancies and there was a bar pretty much on every corner. so what did the people do here? what did the small business owners do here to provide this community? we spent some time finding out. >> carl johnson, carl johnson, 40 years on main street. we moved to galena in 1970. architecturally, it was coming apart at the seams a little. they wanted to redo the town with urban renewal. it was a monumental fight over whether it should pass or not. and after that was over, they established a preservation board. >> he started the