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Back in the 1940s and 50s, McCollum Hall was THE place to be in the Dunbar community. Especially when B.B. King, Louis Armstrong or Duke Ellington came to town. The bands usually played upstairs in the Art Deco-style building on Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard but the music-loving crowds often spilled outside and into the yard affectionately called Buck’s Backyard (named after businessman Clifford “Buck” McCollum Sr.). “A lot of people couldn’t afford to go in,” says artist Shari Shifrin, standing in the grass outside of McCollum Hall. “So they would hang out here all night long, sitting back here with a little fire, checkers, chess and just jam along.” ....
Dunbar’s McCollum Hall has been quiet for months now. But don’t worry about the lack of construction workers and power drills, says developer Don Patterson. Behind the scenes, a lot’s been happening with the plan to renovate and reopen the historic landmark, he says. And if all goes smoothly, construction could start inside the building in May and be finished about 10 months later. The one hold-up: Approval from their lender to increase the project’s funding. They need more money, Patterson says, because of changes in the project (including a new food hall concept) and the increased cost of construction materials due to the pandemic. ....