Brooklyn (Charlotte, North Carolina) - Wikipedia
Brooklyn was a largely African American section of Charlotte, North Carolina. It was home to many businesses, residences, and churches. The neighborhood was demolished for an urban renewal project in the 1960s [1] [2] and is now part of what is known as the Second Ward. [3] Tower at the Old Grace A. M. E. Zion Church
History - Brooklyn Village
Located in Charlotte’s Second Ward, the Brooklyn neighborhood was a predominantly black community that thrived as a self-sustainable town within a town. With vibrant shops, schools and places of worship, Brooklyn was home to some of the black community’s families from all socioeconomic backgrounds.
Brooklyn Village (Charlotte) - Wikipedia
Brooklyn Village is a 17 acres (6.9 ha) development in Uptown Charlotte that broke ground in Fall 2023. [ 3 ] [ 1 ] It is paying tribute to a former black neighborhood in the Second Ward of Uptown that was demolished in the 1960s as part of an urban renewal campaign.
History of Brooklyn - Brooklyn Oral History
Brooklyn was a largely African-American neighborhood which emerged in uptown Charlotte, North Carolina at the turn of the 20th century.
Brooklyn - University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Jul 18, 2023 · In its heyday, Brooklyn was a thriving Black business center; “an African American city-within-the-city, complete with its own downtown.”2 While the socio-economic level of residents spanned from shanty housing, like Blue Heaven, to the homes of Charlotte’s Black professionals, the community marked many “firsts” for Charlotte’s Black residents.
How Charlotte destroyed and revived the Brooklyn neighborhood
Apr 17, 2023 · Brooklyn was a predominantly African-American neighborhood that resided in what takes up most of Charlotte's Second Ward today. After facing demolition in the 1960s-1970s from the Urban Renewal Act, Brooklyn essentially ceased to exist.
Brooklyn - ArcGIS StoryMaps
Dec 16, 2020 · Brooklyn was a neighborhood in Charlotte, North Carolina, located in the Second Ward of the city. It was a majority black community, developing its own churches, schools, and culture separate from the rest of the city.
The Brooklyn Collective
Residents came to know the neighborhood as “Brooklyn'', an homage to the New York City borough. The community grew as Charlotte’s black families were pushed from other communities during segregation, and the black community was forced to build its own institutions.
How urban renewal destroyed Charlotte’s Brooklyn neighborhood
Mar 18, 2016 · Much of this occurred in the 1960s and ’70s, as Charlotte embarked on an “urban renewal” plan that destroyed its largest black neighborhood – a community known as Brooklyn. The original aim of...
Charlotte's Brooklyn — Google Arts & Culture
Explore the rise and demise of Charlotte’s Brooklyn neighborhood, once the most thriving and vibrant black community in the Carolinas. Home to schools, churches, civic organizations,...