Photographer Transforming Empty Lot Into Park
Great article in the
DecaturDaily.
The owner of a photography studio on lower Bank St in downtown Decatur is moving ahead with plans to turn a once vacant lot into a public/private park. He plans to spend $20,000 dollars on landscaping, restrooms, and a gazebo.
He was inspired to go forward with this project because he sees the potential in the Bank St portion of downtown.
While upper Bank St looks very nice and landscaped, the lower portion has a neglected feel to it, and sees little to none of the foot traffic that traverses the street just a bit north.
His hopes are that this will inspire other business owners along lower Bank to invest a little money and spruce up their surrounding areas a bit. If activity picks up, he hopes to construct a 2 to 3 story building with retail on the first floor and apartments on the top floor(s).
I think I speak for many many many other people that this the type of activity we want to see. Governments can't do all of this stuff by themselves and it's about time we saw some private businesses investing and taking pride in their neighborhoods. Let's pray this catches on and spreads like wildfire.