Can neighborhoods and livelihoods be rebuilt?
Often times, we simply take for granted the demise of commercial districts, without asking the important questions. But without questioning (and problem solving) the different actions (or inactions) that caused a neighborhood to buckle, it’s hard to figure out how to solve and reverse the problems at hand.
On Saturday, November 12, Tim Tielman (The Campaign For Greater Buffalo) will discuss his suspicions and findings that caused Jefferson Avenue to morph from a bustling street and vibrant district to one that fell into disrepair. He will be joined by Veronica Hemphill-Nichols, founder of Fruit Belt/McCarley Gardens Housing Task Force.
“How did a classic Buffalo neighborhood of houses, family businesses, and busy sidewalks disappear?” asks Hemphill-Nichols. “How did a strip with twenty food stores become a food desert? To answer these questions and more, please join me and Tim Tielman for a town hall meeting.”
Wrecking Jefferson
Urban Removal and its Consequences, 1950-1980
Saturday, November 12, 2022 @ 1:30pm
Free
Merriweather Library, Jefferson at Utica