Little Rock board paves way for Chick-Fil-A on Broadway FRANK SCOTT JR. (file photo) Brian Chilson
The
Little Rock Board of Directors voted Tuesday to grant
Chick-Fil-A a franchise over city right of way along Seventh Street and Broadway streets. The property includes an alley in the middle of the block, for what is to be primarily a drive-through business on property that once included a McDonald’s and a strip of older commercial buildings on Seventh.
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City Director Kathy Webb, who attends church at nearby First Methodist Church, spoke against the ordinance. She said she lived near the Chick-Fil-A on Markham and noted the frequent traffic problems there. She worried about how the traffic flow at the downtown location might impact the church’s Child Development Center.
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Demolition Underway For Square Block Development
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Old 1st Methodist Downtown Revitalization Begins Jul 16, 2021 at 01:48 pm by WGNS
(MURFREESBORO) Demolition work on the square block of downtown property that once was home of First Methodist Church. The One East College, LLC mixed-use development will be constructed on 2.42 acres along East College, North Spring Street, East Lytle Street, and North College Street. Interior demolition work had begun in January 2020.
The original church sanctuary and bell tower will be renovated and remain to be incorporated into the redevelopment. Construction on the new buildings for the mixed-use development is not expected until the first half of 2022, following construction plan development and approval.