Brick paved sidewalks provide residents and visitors with a pedestrian friendly environment, where buildings date back to 1879, the trademark of this historical commercial district, the heart of Woodstock.  A walk through Downtown brings back the beauty of days gone by with the convenience of today and the allure of the future.  A visit to the Woodstock Visitors Center at Dean's Store will give credence to the slogan there:  Where yesterday lives and tomorrow waits.  Opened in an existing building in 1906, the store has remained in the Dean Family since that time.  Since 1981, little merchandise has been sold, but easy chairs and surroundings from other centuries invite visitors to come in for information and directions.