Oh, the club is still private, but they do allow just about anyone to play the course upon payment of a green fee. That's what I meant about it being essentially a public course. There's nothing going on in the rest of the club--restaurant, bar closed, no food, tennis, etc.--so it's irrelevant as far as most activities associated with country clubs are concerned. The building is still pretty nice, and could be refurbished and used. It's a ranch-style place, mostly brick, and a little reminiscent of Frank Lloyd Wright styling. I don't know if they have a policy keeping the African-Americans off the golf course, but I'd be surprised if they did. If they truly didn't like your looks for one reason or another, you might have trouble getting on the course. As for the prices of the homes being built in the area around the course, I'm fairly confident in saying that most are in the $150-300 K neighborhood, mostly toward the lower end of that scale. There are subdivisions in the lower end, and some big estate-type places that certainly go over the half-million mark. I've got an uncle who built one out near there when he retired from farming. But let's not confuse what's going on out there with a building boom. It's mostly white flight among the few whites left in Pine Bluff, with some black professionals joining them. Building costs are about the same all over, but land prices out there are reasonable, and very cheap compared to most places in the country. There are rumors that International Paper Company (who built the club in the first place) is going to close or sell their big mill here, and that's keeping a lot of potential buyers nervous, because it is the area's largest employer. I know some of the long-term members of the club, and could pick their brains for more information and opinion if it would help, but I'd rather not involve anyone unnecessarily, or expose my own business interests unless I have a good reason to. I hope this helps.
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