Revitalization coming to Downtown Calera with new entertainment district
MUCH LIKE SMALL TOWNS ACRSOS THE STATE AND COUNTRY. THE CITY OF CALERA IS MAKGIN SOME PLANS TO BRING IT’S DOWNTOWN AREA BACK TO LIFE JOINING US NOW WVTM 13’S MATTY DAVIS ABOUT THE LATEST ON THE BEAUTIFICATION PROJECT MATTYBC WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE NOW, BUT ATWH’S THE END GOAL HERE? WELL RIGHT NOW I’M WALKING IN. IS CURRENTLY A GRAVEL PARKING T,LO BUT IT MAY NOT BE LIKE THIS FOR A LONG PLANS ARE BEING MADE TO TURN THIS INTO A SPACE FOR THE COMMUNITY AND ON TO EOYNJ SOME YEARS AGO DOWNTOWN CALAER WAS BOOMING THEN CAME INTERSTATES AND SHOPPING MALLS. THIS WAS AN AREA THATAS W REALLY KIND OF ABANDONED FOR A COUPLE DECADES NOW PNSLA ARE BEING MADE BY CALERA MAIN STREET SPARKING. HOPEOR F WHAT IS TO COME IN THE LAST THREE YEARS. THEY HAVE OPENED NINE BUSINESSES REVITALIZED MULTIPLE STOREFRONTS AND HAVE HELD DOZENS OF EVENTS TOE. M THAT’S HUGE WHEN YOU HAVE PEOPLE DRIVING ALL OVER TO CONVERGE ON LITTLE ERA,IK LE THAT’S PRETTY AMAZING, RIGHT? THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING. IT’S AN EFFTOR TO CREATE AN ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT THE WHOLE FAMILY CAN ENJOY IDEAS INCLUDE CALERA COURTYARD A SCEPA WITH A STAGE PAVILION GREEN AREA AND MORE WHAT WE’RE GOING TO CREATE MAYBE IPINSRED BY OTHER CITIES, BUT IT’S GOING TO BE VERY MUCH CALERA RESIDENTS HAVE OFTEN REFERRED TO THE CITY AS A BEDROOM COMMUNITY WREHE PEOPLE LI VE BUT DON’T WORK IN PLAY, BUT WE WANT THEM TO HAVE THINGS TO BE ABLE TO DO. ALL THERE AT HOME BUSINESS COMMUNITY BELIEVES. IT CANE B SO MUCH MORE ACTUALLY SEEING THE PLANS AND THE DRESAM AND WHAT’S GONNA HAPPEN. IT MAKES IT SUPER EXCITED POSSIBLY A PLACE FOR PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER TO STOP SHOP AND ENJOY. I JUST SEE LIFE. I SEE IT GROWING EXPANDING AND JUST BEING THIS BEAUTIFUL THING THAT WE’VE ALL KNOWN ABOUT WE’VE ALL INVESTEDN I BUT NOW EVERYBODY ELSE IS SAYING IT TOO. FUNDING FOR THE PROJECT IS COMING FROMHE T CITY AS WELL AS PRIVATE COMMITMENTS. THERE IS NOET S TIMELIN FEOR THIS PROJECT PLANNERS SAY THEY ARE JUST TAKING IT STEP BY STEP RIGHT NOW L
Revitalization coming to Downtown Calera with new entertainment district
Updated: 6:36 PM CDT May 10, 2022
Mainstreet Calera is making plans to bring its downtown area back to life including a space with a stage, pavilion, green area and more. Watch the full story above.
Mainstreet Calera is making plans to bring its downtown area back to life including a space with a stage, pavilion, green area and more.
Watch the full story above.