Lake Wales revitalizing historic Black neighborhood in hopes of resurgence

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The northwest neighborhood was once a booming Black business district. Ray Charles, Eta James, Ella Fitzgerald and B.B. King all performed in the area. Over the years, businesses shut down and property values dropped. The Lake Wales Connected Plan will better connect the northwest neighborhood to downtown.

Published 2 months ago · Tampa, United States

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Lake Wales revitalizing historic Black neighborhood in hopes of resurgence

An effort to completely revitalize Lake Wales’ historically Black northwest neighborhood is underway.The northwest neighborhood was once a booming Black business district.“We had five different restaurants. We had our own drugstore and then there were five churches, and everyone was getting stronger and stronger because they were building off each other,” said Dorothy Scott Wilson, Executive Director of Lake Wales Genealogy 101.Dorothy Scott Wil…

2 months ago·Tampa, United States

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