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Emerson Place alley will ‘shine each night’

By: Dave Thompson|May 30, 2025
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    • Kyle Carter, executive director of the Downtown Davenport Partnership, stands near the east end of downtown’s Emerson Place alley on Thursday, May 29. CREDIT DAVE THOMPSON

    Many alleys are an afterthought for a community. They get little attention and few people want to visit them, especially after dark.

    But a downtown Davenport alley might break that bad image. The Emerson Place alley has been transformed with decorative lighting, permanent steel archways and art. If all goes as planned, the alley…

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