LINCOLN PARK
28th Street that is the result of a partnership with the
St. Lucie County Boys and Girls Club, the Florida
Department of Community Affairs, and the Fort
Pierce Redevelopment Agency. The building is adjacent
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to Indian River Community College’s Human
Development and Resource Center, which is in the
final phase of construction. It will host classrooms
where people can earn a GED, learn English as a second
language, and receive specialized work training.
Hassie and Charles Russ, who own Granny’s
Kitchen, just down the street from the Lincoln
Theater, are also enthused about Avenue D’s resurgence.
The owners of the second-oldest business on
Avenue D, they are preparing to double the size of
their popular restaurant.
Beyond such business expansions, many see the
renovation of the Lincoln Theater, the shuttered theater
that once was the entertainment center of the
city area known as Lincoln Park, as the centerpiece
of redevelopment. The area has received state designation
as a Main Street program, making it eligible
for state and federal grants.
“With almost all Main Street programs around the
nation, at the heart of their community is a theater,”
said Elise Rollins, director of Lincoln Park main
Street. Rollins’ goal is to, once again, make the
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PHOTOS BY GREGORY ENNS
Granny’s Kitchen, one of the oldest continuously run businesses on Avenue D,
is being renovated to double the size of the popular restaurant.
Elise Rollins, director of Lincoln Park Main Street, stands in front of a refurbished storefront on Avenue D that will house a clothing store.