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POSSIBLE HOUSING PROGRAM Third Ward-Irwin Park Rehabilitated single-family homes 120 units Rehabilitated multi-family homes 120 units New construction including the use of some school property for housing 210 units TOTAL 450 units One way to strengthen a neighborhood is to increase opportunities for homeownership. New construction will be townhouses and garden apartments with a limited number of single family homes. It is possible that attractively designed townhouses for sale will appeal not only to the present residents, but to persons from the total community. UPPER GREENVILLE Upper Greenville is a residential neighborhood of public and private rental housing. The private homes are often masonry duplexes on small lots on streets with no sidewalks, curbs, or gutters. Many homes exhibit general neglect and lack of maintenance. A number are presently vacant. Yard space is limited, with yards used for parking and the streets used for playgrounds. A conservation program is needed to improve the neighborhood and stop its decline. ENVIRONMENT With the exception of the North-South Freeway along its western boundary, Upper Greenville is free of the external problems common to the other sections of the Model Neighborhood. Major traffic streets skirt the neighborhood. Non residential uses do not intrude into it. However, there are basic environmental deficiencies which must be corrected as a part of any conservation program. Public improvements such as street work, curbs, gutters, and sidewalks are needed in additional to residential improvements. FACILITIES Double Oaks School, Oaklawn Park and Double Oaks Park, north of the Model Neighborhood boundary, serve Upper Greenville. Play space for older youngsters is adequate, but private and public play space for young children is limited. The acquisition, clearing, and development of vacant lots for mini- parks is recommended to meet this need. These parks in addition to meeting the need would also demonstrate tangible municipal commitment to a neighborhood that has been neglected. In addition, the creek between Double Oaks School and Double Oaks Homes should be cleaned and beautified for passive recreational use. Funds from the Department of Housing and Urban Development have been approved to assist the City in providing this open space. A satellite of the proposed Greenville center is recommended for Upper Greenville to serve both this neighborhood and the Double Oaks community. But this satellite should not be established until after the initial three centers have been constructed and their programs evaluated. HOUSING A conservation program will require municipal-residential-property owner cooperation. One means to achieve this would be to formalize the program under the direction of a policy board composed of neighborhood residents, and representatives from the Model Neighborhood Commission, the property owners, the property managers, and the Building Inspection Department. This program should qualify for federal assistance as either a modified concentrated code enforcement program or as a demonstra- 12
Object Description
Title | Model Neighborhood Commission |
Series | Series 2, NAACP, Charlotte |
Subseries | Subseries 5, Programs |
Sub-subseries | Sub-subseries 1, Housing and Urban Development |
Digital Collection | Kelly Alexander, Sr. papers concerning the NAACP, 1948-1998 |
Creator | Alexander, Kelly M. |
Date Created | 1970-1971 |
Series Description | This series contains material related to the work of the NAACP in Charlotte, North Carolina and the Alexander family's involvement in the organization over the course of several decades. There is a wide variety of topics covered in the documents, including voting discrimination; the Freedom Fund; Youth Council activities; and correspondence with notable figures throughout the Charlotte area, including Alfred Alexander and Julius Chambers. |
Collection Description | This collection documents the activities of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), with an emphasis on the work and correspondence of Kelly Alexander, Sr. and his sons Kelly Alexander, Jr. and Alfred Alexander in Charlotte, North Carolina. The collection contains minutes, correspondence, reports, speeches, press releases, membership records, and a few photographs. Topics covered include school segregation, housing and employment discrimination, police misconduct, and the Charlotte Area Fund. |
Subjects--Names |
Alexander, Kelly M. Alexander, Kelly M., Jr., 1948- Alexander, Alfred L., 1952- |
Subjects--Organizations |
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Charlotte Branch. |
Subjects--Topics |
African Americans--North Carolina--Charlotte African Americans--Civil rights--North Carolina African Americans--Political activity--North Carolina--Charlotte Civil rights movements--North Carolina--Charlotte Civil rights workers--North Carolina--Charlotte African Americans--Housing--North Carolina--Charlotte Racism--Political aspects--North Carolina--Charlotte Race discrimination--North Carolina--Charlotte Police brutality--North Carolina--Charlotte Police misconduct--North Carolina--Charlotte |
Subjects--Locations |
Charlotte (N.C.)--Race relations--History--20th century Charlotte (N.C.)--Politics and government--20th century |
Coverage--Place |
Charlotte (N.C.) Mecklenburg County (N.C.) |
Box Number | 10 |
Folder Number | 22 |
Language | eng |
Object Type | Text |
Digital Format | Displayed as .jp2, uploaded as .tif |
Genre | manuscripts (document genre) |
Finding Aid | https://findingaids.uncc.edu/repositories/4/resources/701 |
Original Collection | Kelly Alexander, Sr. papers concerning the NAACP |
Digital Collection Home Page | http://digitalcollections.uncc.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16033coll20 |
Repository | J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections (University of North Carolina at Charlotte) |
Digital Publisher | J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections (University of North Carolina at Charlotte) |
Rights | These materials are made available for use in research, teaching and private study. The digital reproductions have been made available through an evaluation of public domain status, permissions from the rights' holders, and authorization under the law including fair use as codified in 17 U.S.C. section 107. Although these materials are publicly accessible for these limited purposes, they may not all be in the public domain. Users are responsible for determining if permission for re-use is necessary and for obtaining such permission. Individuals who have concerns about online access to specific content should contact J. Murrey Atkins Library. |
Location of Original | J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections (University of North Carolina at Charlotte) |
Grant Information | Digitization made possible by funding from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources. |
Identifier | naacp-ms508-0210022 |
Date Digitized | 2016-03-10 |
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Title | naacp-ms508-0210022-17 |
OCR Transcript | POSSIBLE HOUSING PROGRAM Third Ward-Irwin Park Rehabilitated single-family homes 120 units Rehabilitated multi-family homes 120 units New construction including the use of some school property for housing 210 units TOTAL 450 units One way to strengthen a neighborhood is to increase opportunities for homeownership. New construction will be townhouses and garden apartments with a limited number of single family homes. It is possible that attractively designed townhouses for sale will appeal not only to the present residents, but to persons from the total community. UPPER GREENVILLE Upper Greenville is a residential neighborhood of public and private rental housing. The private homes are often masonry duplexes on small lots on streets with no sidewalks, curbs, or gutters. Many homes exhibit general neglect and lack of maintenance. A number are presently vacant. Yard space is limited, with yards used for parking and the streets used for playgrounds. A conservation program is needed to improve the neighborhood and stop its decline. ENVIRONMENT With the exception of the North-South Freeway along its western boundary, Upper Greenville is free of the external problems common to the other sections of the Model Neighborhood. Major traffic streets skirt the neighborhood. Non residential uses do not intrude into it. However, there are basic environmental deficiencies which must be corrected as a part of any conservation program. Public improvements such as street work, curbs, gutters, and sidewalks are needed in additional to residential improvements. FACILITIES Double Oaks School, Oaklawn Park and Double Oaks Park, north of the Model Neighborhood boundary, serve Upper Greenville. Play space for older youngsters is adequate, but private and public play space for young children is limited. The acquisition, clearing, and development of vacant lots for mini- parks is recommended to meet this need. These parks in addition to meeting the need would also demonstrate tangible municipal commitment to a neighborhood that has been neglected. In addition, the creek between Double Oaks School and Double Oaks Homes should be cleaned and beautified for passive recreational use. Funds from the Department of Housing and Urban Development have been approved to assist the City in providing this open space. A satellite of the proposed Greenville center is recommended for Upper Greenville to serve both this neighborhood and the Double Oaks community. But this satellite should not be established until after the initial three centers have been constructed and their programs evaluated. HOUSING A conservation program will require municipal-residential-property owner cooperation. One means to achieve this would be to formalize the program under the direction of a policy board composed of neighborhood residents, and representatives from the Model Neighborhood Commission, the property owners, the property managers, and the Building Inspection Department. This program should qualify for federal assistance as either a modified concentrated code enforcement program or as a demonstra- 12 |
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