Alabama NewsCenter — Visitors return to Alabama’s historic A.G. Gaston Motel after major renovation

By: Alabama News Center Staff

The historic A.G. Gaston Motel in downtown Birmingham will be open to the public, for free, for a limited time. The motel, a key historic site of the Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument, will be open Thursdays through Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., officials said.

“It gives me great joy that the Gaston Motel has new life and will now be a part of new stories to come,” Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin said in a news release. “It was always a place that welcomed all people, and starting Thursday that legacy continues.

“We are grateful for the partnerships that helped to make this opening happen,” Woodfin said.

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