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Alley Entertainment Area Continues to Grow

The Alley Entertainment District in downtown Montgomery continues to

grow with the addition of two restaurants and an upscale bar. The Alley

Entertainment district now includes a baseball field, a local brewery, basement

jazz club, two performance facilities, an outdoor riverfront amphitheater, several

restaurants, bars and a New Orleans-style alley.

The Alley connects Commerce Street & Tallapoosa Street in downtown Montgomery and is adjacent to, or just one block away from, four group-friendly

hotels. With a dozen museums and an entertainment area for nightlife, the city

has reformed itself into a group-friendly overnight destination.

Montgomery Civil Rights Site Wins Award

One of the newest Civil Rights sites in Montgomery is The Freedom Rides

exhibit on South Court Street. The site recently won a Merit Award in an international contest for Graphic Design. The Freedom Rides exhibit is mounted on the outside of the structure of the former Greyhound Bus Station and is one of

the many Civil Rights sites available for group tours.

F. Scott & Zelda Museum Celebrates 20th Anniversary

The F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald Museum celebrated its 20th Anniversary

this past year. The only museum in the world for either Fitzgerald contains

many artifacts from Scott and Zelda’s life, including photographs, original

letters, various editions of Scott’s novels, originals of Zelda’s art, and furniture

from Zelda’s childhood home.

New Museum for Montgomery Announced

The Wright brothers established the first aviation school in America in 1910 in

Montgomery. Now one hundred years later a museum to the historic commercial

flight school has been announced. The museum, close to downtown Montgomery, will focus on aviation history with interactive and educational components, including a replica of an aircraft from the Wright’s era and those flown in the Montgomery area. The museum is planned as part of the Bell Street Improvement project which is currently underway. Groundbreaking on the Montgomery Wright Brothers Museum is expected this year.

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