CITRONELLE, Ala. (WKRG) — A revitalization project in Citronelle is aiming to bring back the hustle and bustle the city saw years ago, with visible changes already happening on Main Street.
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Investor Bryant Evans, the organizer of the Downtown Citronelle Revitalization effort, said he bought two buildings next door to each other in November. While crews have only been working on the site for about six weeks, progress is already being made.
Evans said the long-term plan includes a pizza restaurant, a boutique hotel, and a plaza, expected to be completed first at the beginning of 2027.
In the past, Evans recalled what used to bring people to the area.
“We had a dollar store, a grocery store, a hardware store, a furniture store,” Evans said, describing what the strip used to have. Above the restaurant, the boutique hotel will include 15 rooms along with a rooftop pool deck.
Evans says his team is trying to preserve pieces of the property’s history by reusing materials pulled from the site, including old wooden planks from the ceiling.
Future location of the “William Bartram Arboretum” plaza. (News 5)…