One of the best-known groups of wedding-related businesses is the
Bridal District of Reading, Ohio:
"The Bridal District around Benson Street offers everything but a
jeweler and a psychologist, and local wedding merchants are seeking
the former right now.
Need a wedding gown? Bridal and Formal, the biggest shop (three
buildings, all connected) sells 4,000 of them, priced from $199 to
more than $11,000.
Reading's Bridal District - on Benson Street as well as four
neighboring streets - is a one-stop for brides to be...
The bridal district has grown out of the opening of one shop, Bridal
and Formal, in 1979.
Timothy Hoerst, until recently Reading's safety service director, said
33 businesses make up the district."
The Cincinncati Enquirer: Here come the brides - to shop
http://www.cincinnati.com/local/reading/G70html_01202004__GNRbrides.ART_Other.html
"Every Saturday, they travel to this gritty Mill Creek Valley town in
search of the perfect wedding dress, the most dazzling tiara, a cake
so delicious that not a crumb will be left.
Against a backdrop of industry, railroad tracks and warehouses - an
unlikely setting for a 'Bridal Row' - they move from one shop to the
next, family and bridesmaids in tow, skipping over worn streets and
cracked sidewalks, chattering excitedly, and checking off one item
after another as they plan the wedding of their dreams.
This is Reading's Bridal District, where 31 stores cater to future
brides' every whim and desire.
It's not just a local draw. The shops here attract brides from all
over the country, as well as from overseas, including a mix of
celebrities.
And while it might seem out of place in an older, industrial town, it
is flourishing here, one store attracting another, nurtured by city
officials determined to keep it growing."
The Cincinncati Enquirer: Brides-to-be marching down Reading streets
http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2003/06/29/loc_bridalrow28.html
This was the search string that brought me the best results:
Google Web Search: "bridal district" OR "bridal row"
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&q=%22bridal+district%22+OR+%22bridal+row
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