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Tag: Urban Renewal

Southside: 52 Weeks, 52 Communities

Henry Robinson wrote in 1992 about his childhood community of Southside–a mournful eulogy really, to a place that no longer … More

52 Weeks 52 Communities, African American History, African Americans, Brett Spivey, Claude Coleman, Community History, Green Book, Rabbit's Motel and Restaurant, SoundSpace, Southside, Southside Neighborhood, Southside Rising, Urban Renewal

Working Together on Burton Street: 52 Weeks, 52 Communities

“On the west side of Asheville between Patton and Haywood/A community holds on, tries to create a sustainable model, /Relationship-building … More

African Americans, Asheville, Buffalo Street, Burton Street, City of Asheville, Communities, Community, Community History, DeWayne Barton, E.W. Pearson, Early Asheville History, F.A. Sondley, Hood Huggers, North Carolina, Schools, Streets, Urban Planning, Urban Renewal, West Asheville

How Black and White is Asheville?

Do you prefer to live in a segregated city? What could you do to change that? Would you seek out … More

African American History, Asheville History, Asheville Race Relations, Black History Month, Buncombe County History, Community, Date My City, Hood Huggers, Racism, Segregated Cities, Urban News, Urban Renewal

Restoring Our Memory of Southside

Wednesday, February 26th, 6:00 until 7:30 PM Pack Library Lord Auditorium Rich Mathews, historian and researcher for Mathews Architecture, will … More

Choctaw St, Depot St, East Riverside Redevelopment Project, Historic Preservation, Housing Authority of the City of Asheville, Rich Mathews, South French Broad Ave, Southside Ave, Southside Neighborhood, Urban Renewal

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