ORLANDO, Fla. — The city of Orlando on Monday will take a major step forward in its plans to build a permanent Pulse memorial, starting the process of removing artifacts from inside the former nightclub to be used in the memorial.
What You Need To Know
- Orlando Facilities Division workers will begin taking items from inside Pulse on Monday
- Items such as chandeliers, the bar top and posters will be taken to an environmentally controlled warehouse
- Site clearing, including the Pulse sign, is expected to start in March or April, according to city officials
- Construction of the memorial is scheduled to begin in fall 2026
The facilities division will carefully remove items such as chandeliers, the bar top, posters and other interior items, and they will be taken to an environmentally controlled warehouse. That process is expected to take a while.
Plans have not been finalized for what artifacts will be part of the permanent memorial, but the items are being preserved during the design and construction phase. A list of items being removed and stored can be found at pulseorlando.org…