The streets are wide, built that way to accommodate what was once thriving street commerce.

The land was once thriving, with farms, factories and a schoolhouse.

The once thriving office center fell on hard times during the recent recession, illustrating how quickly fortunes can fall during a market downturn.

The only evidence of this once thriving store are the fading advertisements painted to its side and roof.

Our shared commitment to democratic progress is being tested in Lebanon, a once thriving country that now suffers under the influence of an oppressive neighbor.

The Warnersville neighborhood was a once thriving area in south Greensboro.

The once thriving area around the church declined, and by the late 1970s the building had fallen into disuse and disrepair.

The only strenuous part is the walk up to the dead city of Monterano, a once thriving town that was abandoned in the 18th century.

The once thriving chain closed its restaurants in 1983.

The island's once thriving sugar industry had declined, causing the loss of agricultural jobs.