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Apr 14, 2021 8:12 PM
NATCHEZ, Miss. – The much-delayed remaking of the old Natchez train station into a culinary and entertainment venue is expected to be completed by the end of the year with developers planning to spend more than $1 million.
“This has been long in the making,” said Natchez Mayor Dan Gibson. “It’s time to get this baby born and start work…. This is going to happen soon.”
The Natchez Board of Aldermen on Tuesday finally approved the lease that allows developers Tate Taylor and John Norris to start their restoration of the century-old Broadway Street railroad depot.
He and Taylor are filmmakers who also operate the nearby Crooked Letter movie studio, Smoot’s bar and The Little Easy eatery – all integral parts of an entertainment district city leaders have been trying for years to develop in the Natchez bluff area.
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Jan 27, 2021 3:29 PM
NATCHEZ, Miss. – Negotiations continue for the city to lease its former railroad depot to movie producers who plan to restore it into a restaurant and entertainment venue, but “we’re so close” to a deal being “won and done very soon,” said Natchez Mayor Dan Gibson.
He said Tuesday depot developers John Norris and Tate Taylor plan to spend almost $1 million to renovate and reopen the old Broadway Street train station. This is more than earlier envisioned.
It’s been a year since the Natchez Board of Aldermen agreed to start negotiations with Norris and Taylor on finishing the city-owned depot’s restoration and bringing it back to life, but various complications – including the COVID public-health crisis – have stalled the process.