In the mid 1960s, people, including businesses, and jobs, began leaving downtown Bloomington and overtime the abandoned buildings began to fall into disrepair. By the early 1980s, community leaders, along with CFC Properties, the real estate arm of Cook Group, specializing in historic renovation, recognized a desperate need to overhaul the Downtown area thus sparking the conversation for revitalization. CFC led the charge, determined to reverse the downward spiral that had been affecting Bloomington for so long. After some consideration, CFC proposed to renovate the entire south side of the downtown square, and thus, The Anchor Project, later to be named Fountain Square Mall, was born. Jim Murphy, President of CFC Properties said…