A Visitors' Center and museum welcome tourists as they enter the National Register Historic District. A blend of historic building restoration and new construction greets the eye. Much attention has been given to the aesthetics - greenways, trees, flowers and manicured small parks. Albemarle is a social and family oriented, enjoyable place to live, visit and work, and is a vibrant center of exchange. It is centered around an imaginative and mostly local group of entrepreneurial citizens that takes pride in the unique assets it has, and utilizes its products and services found therein.
Children play in the yards of the perimeter housing.
Citizens stroll along the well-lit streets and stop to admire the creative window displays as sounds of laughter and music filter down from the second story apartment windows. There is much activity at the sidewalk cafes and lines form at the restaurants which offer a variety of cuisines. Entertainment and activities are available at the multi-cultural center, the colonnade on the square, the Farmers Market and historic depot. The primary purpose is to create a statewide network of people and organizations involved and interested in downtown revitalization. David Treece Dan Tweed, Jr.