Photo: W. Conway Link 2014
The Arlington, built in 1915 and located at 700 Cotton St., is one of the oldest remaining Railroad Hotels in downtown Shreveport. Legends give it notoriety with underground tunnels linking it to the Strand Theater for a rendezvous with prohibition liquor and prostitution.
It is in immediate need of restoration before it becomes another parking space! Years of not being occupied negate unwanted neglect and more occasion for decay, trespassing and vandalism.
Photo: W. Conway Link 2014
There are store front/restaurant opportunities on the north to south side that runs along Louisiana Ave. Once inhabited as a restaurant, shops and a prosperous nightclub. This could be a pioneering project to redeveloping a prime location in the downtown area.
Please see the August 2014 link below for more information from Ms. Liz Swaine, current Director of the Downtown Development Authority.