Weekend Reflections, Selma Interpretive Center

Upper windows of the Selma Interpretive Center were a brilliant blue

 earlier this week as sunny skies moved in. The center, operated

 by the National Park Service,  offers exhibits, a short film

 about voting rights and books. 

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Basket of Pansies

Hanging baskets of pansies have really brightened the corner of Water Avenue

 this year, and I'm wondering what flowers will replace them for the summer. 

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Picture Window

Here's yet another way to photograph the Edmund Pettus Bridge...its reflection

 in the windows of the Selma Interpretive Center across the street. 

Those bright clouds show up well as does an interior chandelier inside the lobby. 

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Selma Interpretive Center

The Selma Interpretive Center for the Selma-to-Montgomery National Historic Trail 

 is housed in this renovated 1880 building on the corner of Broad Street and Water Avenue.

 

Formerly People's Bank & Trust, the structure's Italianate style

 is demonstrated by the arched windows and curved corner.

 Originally, it also had a two-story, wraparound cast-iron gallery. 

 

After housing numerous businesses including a hardware store,

 law offices and insurance offices, boards were removed 

from the windows in  2010 for its renovation as the regional

 civil rights visitor center operated by the National Park Service. 

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Selma Interpretive Center

The Selma Interpretive Center opened a year ago, and it is sure to attract 

many visitors this weekend for the annual Bridge Crossing Jubilee.

 Operated by the National Park Service, the center occupies

 a former bank building on the corner of Broad Street and Water Avenue.

 A view of the Pettus Bridge is seen in the window on the right. 

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A Banner Day

The Historic Downtown Selma banner is reflected in the window of a door to the newly opened Selma Interpretive Center.

The center is the "doorway" to the Selma-to-Montgomery National Historic Trail.

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Open for Jubilee

The Selma Interpretive Center opened this week just in time for the Bridge Crossing Jubilee. While the complete project isn't finished yet, the first floor of this former bank building has been renovated into an exquisite visitor center lobby and conference room. Pictures from the 1960's Civil Rights Movement hang on its walls, and there are civil rights displays with books, CDs and brochures. Future plans include renovation of the second and third floors. The center is operated by the National Park Service and is located near the base of the Pettus Bridge. Another center is in Lowndes County, and a third will be built in Montgomery. All are part of the Selma-to-Montgomery National Historic Trail.

Pouring Sidewalks on Water Avenue

Workers poured sidewalks on the Water Avenue side of the Selma Interpretive Center this week in advance of this weekend's Bridge Crossing Jubilee.

Looking across the street, you can see part of the St. James Hotel. At the far end, the red Old Depot Museum can be spotted just above the Bradford pear trees.    

Skywatch Friday, Blue Sky

The sky couldn't be bluer in downtown Selma as a bright sun spotlights the Interpretive Center at the corner of Broad and Water. The building is under renovation and one day will anchor the Selma-to-Montgomery Voting Rights March trail. I believe part of the Pettus Bridge may be reflected in the bottom windows. You can view photos of the construction progress at the City of Selma Facebook site HERE.

See more skies at www.skyley.blogspot.com.

Renovation for Interpretation

Renovation on the building that will house the future Selma Interpretive Center recently began downtown.

The former bank and retail building at the corner of Broad Street and Water Avenue will become the first point of the Selma-to-Montgomery National Historic Trail. The second point is the Lowndes Interpretive Center at White Hall, which is already open. The third point will be at Alabama State University in Montgomery.

To view more photos of the building, visit the City of Selma, Alabama Facebook site.