And why did yall' do this again?
Invented in 1886, this having room to vroom was more important than Knoxvillians having homes after WWII
What is an automobile?
The first neighborhood to be demolished by urban renewal.
What is the Bottom?
The largest creek that flows through Knoxville and was moved to accommodate "progress".
What is 1st creek?
This sport's stadium is going to be housed in the same neighborhood that was first demolished by urban renewal--in the same tradition of not asking the community what they want instead.
What is Baseball?
Located on 2340 E Magnolia, this center serves Black Knoxvillians' creativity, culture, and community.
What is the Bottom?
The most Black populated part of Knoxville.
What is East Knoxville?
The parkway that rerouted 1st creek and ushered in the destruction of The Bottom (neighborhood).
What is James White Parkway?
The oldest program of our community center, this program teaches young people about entrepreneurship and crafting.
What is Sew it Sell it?
The years that urban renewal officially began and ended.
What is 1959 & 1974?
The urban renewal project that changed First Creek.
What is the Willow Street Project?
Sometimes dubbed urban renewal 2.0, this modern day development is why our community center was purchased this year to avoid displacement.
What is gentrification?
Home of the Ice Bears & built during the Mountain View urban renewel project, which brought on housing developments aka "the projects" to East Knoxville.
What is the Knoxville Civic Auditorium and Coliseum?
They were founded in 1936 to provide better homes for Knoxvillians, but by 1974-- they actually displaced more than housed.
What is the Knoxville Housing Authority?
The full name and position of your educator today.
Who is Pumpkin Starr and Director of Programs?
Largely why Magnolia Avenue use to have mostly Black businesses, this urban renewal project pushed businesses and homes towards our current neighborhood
What is the Morningside Project?