CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - The Charlotte City Council on Monday night voted unanimously to use $1.5 million to help fund the rebirth of The Excelsior Club located on Beatties Ford Road.

One by one, council members said they were excited about the project and called the funding a down payment to uplift that community and recapture the legacy.

Community members showed up at the meeting with signs that read The Rebirth - The Excelsior Club.

Neighbors have been demanding that something be done to the club that has been sitting vacant and in disrepair for about 10 years. The Excelsior Club opened back in 1944. It was a safe space where African Americans could gather for entertainment and to organize politically.

At the city council meeting, politicians said the club will be for everyone and i

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