The site of the Apple Tree Inn, at the Intersection of Illinois Routes 13 and 127 in Murphysboro, has had a variety of hotels and motels since the 1960s. Lately, however, the well-known landmark has fallen into disrepair and is being demolished to make way for a mixed business site including a restaurant, gas station hotel and other businesses.
Joe Koppeis, a Columbia Illinois-based developer says the new construction should begin in one to two months.