The City of Montgomery has received a $750,000 National Park Service grant through the Historic Preservation Fund’s African American Civil Rights program for rehabilitation and repairs of the historic St. Jude Hospital building.
From the West Alabama Newsroom– The city of Selma is working to revitalize it’s historic downtown area. The Queen City was recently designated a Main Street Alabama community earlier this month. The Main Street program is using a four-point approach — and a unique strategic plan — designed around improving downtown Selma. “We’re excited,” said Mandy Henry. Henry owns Queen…
The former Ben Moore hotel in Montgomery is on the list of historic places that are currently in danger of not surviving.
MONTGOMERY, Al — Three spots in Alabama are being added to the nation’s honor roll of historic locations. The state says The Alabama Book Store in Tuscaloosa is joining the National Register of Historic Places. The shop has been located near the University of Alabama campus since 1942. The two other additions include Bricklayers Hall in Montgomery, which was used during…
A major AP story praises Alabama for preserving Civil Rights sites, while calling on other states to follow suite. Not all states and cities are letting time bury memories of their civil rights sites. In Alabama, for example, tourism officials invite visitors to experience such places as the University of Alabama’s Foster Auditorium, where Gov. George Wallace stood at…
