Norfolk leaders are looking into whether an under-construction waterfront casino near Harbor Park could be the centerpiece of an entertainment and nightlife district for the city following a 2022 downtown crackdown.
Sean Washington, Norfolk’s economic development director, confirmed the city was engaged in early planning of the creation of an entertainment district around the casino and Harbor Park on Friday after a tourism event.
“You have a premier baseball team,” Washington said. “You have a premier, world-class casino facility. What else can we do with the rest of the site?”
Norfolk owns much of the land around the casino site and Harbor Park and uses a significant portion of it for surface parking lots during Tides games.
