BESSEMER, Ala. —

Entertainment is expanding in downtown Bessemer with the opening of a new winery, bringing a little more sophistication.

La Fran Marks has been making his own wine seven years. Now, he wants to share it with the public with his new winery. It will be located next to the old Lincoln Theatre in an area that has historical significance.

The building, located along 1st Avenue North, is over 100 years old.

"This building was built in 1910. It was once owned by a gentleman named Sam Dunn. He owned that building up until the late 1940s," Marks said.

Throughout the decades, businesses have come and gone.

"It went from a shoe shop repair, it went from also drug store, it also transitioned into a barbershop and beauty salon; and it sat dormant for about 12 to 13 years," he s

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