Historic district designation for Downtown East incentivizes development

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A 60-block area in Downtown East has been designated as the Eddie Robinson Sr. Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places. The designation enables developers to qualify for state and federal historic building tax credits to help offset the cost of renovating the district’s aging and blighted buildings. Architect Dyke Nelson, who is

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