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Article: Hotels, condos could be at heart of Falls redevelopment; Falls Inn upgrade seen as key to Main St. revival, village officials say

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April 20, 2008
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Menomonee Falls -- As it stands now, the former Falls Inn at Main St. and Highway 41/45 can't be called much more than a blemish on the landscape.

The building is vacant.

Part of its sign is missing.

The place looks in disrepair.

The tired structure doesn't leave a good impression with those entering Menomonee Falls along a main gateway into the village.

But a metamorphosis is under way and, by the end of a year, the Falls Inn building will be transformed into a new, upscale hotel and restaurant.

Now Falls officials are hoping that the redevelopment of the hotel property and a companion project to build 82 condominiums at Main St. and Fond du Lac Ave. will be the triggers that lead to the ...

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