EXHIBIT 99.1

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

     In connection  with the  Quarterly  Report on Form 10-Q, of Main Street and
Main, Inc. (the "Company") for the quarterly  period ended July 1, 2002 as filed
with the Securities and Exchange  Commission on the date hereof (the  "Report"),
I, Bart A. Brown,  Jr., Chief Executive Officer of the Company,  certify,  to my
best knowledge and belief,  pursuant to 18 U.S.C.  ss. 1350, as adopted pursuant
to ss. 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

     (1)  The Report fully  complies with the  requirements  of Section 13(a) or
          15(d) of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934 (15  U.S.C.  78m(a) or
          78o(d)); and

     (2)  The  information  contained  in the  Report  fairly  presents,  in all
          material respects,  the financial  condition and results of operations
          of the Company.

/s/ Bart A. Brown, Jr.
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Bart A. Brown, Jr.
Chief Executive Officer
August 14, 2002