Fowler Alley community space
A downtown area at a tipping point in revitalization driven by a community-wide entrepreneurial spirit and town pride wishes to transform a centrally located dilapidated strip of alleyway into an experience-based community space. The outdoor space, which sits in the middle of five prominent historic buildings that have been recently restored, will give community members and visitors a place to congregate and contribute to the town’s strategic transition to an entertainment and economic hub for the community.
Why It Matters
Elizabeth City has a historic downtown, but businesses in the area are essentially “landlocked”. They’re unable to expand individual footprints by constructing additions to their buildings. The community space being renovated is in a central area in the middle of five prominent historic buildings that have been recently restored. The community hopes by turning this blighted alley way into a proverbial “anchors” of downtown, providing a stronger and stable anchor system drawing people there, and to the businesses surrounding it.
The Impact
The people who live in this community have a desire to see their downtown be the best it can be, providing a place where people of all races, sexes, religious preferences, socio-economic status and personal beliefs can gather safely.
Elizabeth City is a special place. We're known as the ‘Harbor of Hospitality,’ which is not just a slogan, it’s a way of life. We're a community of hometown heroes, proud of our little town and becoming better each day.
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