Looks like Alton is trying to enhance the riverfront a bit -
http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/busine ... enDocument
http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/busine ... enDocument
Alton looking to find a developer for a hotel and meeting facility on the former lumber yard that is on the river, this could be pretty cool-
http://www.thetelegraph.com/news/local/ ... f6878.html
Site location
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=81+Henry ... CDMQ8gEwAA
http://www.thetelegraph.com/news/local/ ... f6878.html
Site location
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=81+Henry ... CDMQ8gEwAA
- 1,320
This sounds promising, though I wish they would pick a site north of Landmarks Blvd. For such a cool, historic river town, Alton doesn't have a tourist-oriented hotel downtown. That makes for a long late-night drive from Fast Eddies to the Lodge at Pere Marquette.