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The Neighborhood's environment is not due to one particular condition. It is a compounding of poor housing, dense development, traffic
conditions, and inadequate facilities. A stagnating physical environment and smoldering resentment of the residents are the inevitable results.
HOUSING
Poor housing is the most pressing Model Neighborhood physical problem. According to surveys conducted in the past year, over three-fourths
of the privately-owned residential structures in the Model Neighborhood
showed signs of deterioration or were dilapidated.(5) At present, public
housing (1420 units in four projects) provides the majority of sound housing. A modernization program was recently started in the two oldest public
housing projects, Piedmont Courts and_ Fairview Homes.
The causes of poor housing are not uniform throughout the Model Neighborhood. In some sections housing was shoddily constructed initially. In
others, housing has deteriorated due to poor maintenance, overcrowding,
and lack of concern by absentee landlords and residents. Yet, in other
areas housing is in sound condition. No one program of neighborhood improvement will be suitable for the entire Model Neighborhood.
Apartments and duplexes predominate in the Model Neighborhood, but
none of them have the amenities taken for granted in Charlotte's new
apartment developments. The relationship among the tenant, the property
manager, and the property owner for responsibility for maintenance and upkeep of these rented units is often unclear and poorly understood, thereby
contributing to the residential deterioration. Home ownership, a major
resident desire and a prime ingredient for neighborhood improvement and
pride, is accordingly limited. Home ownership is concentrated on a few
streets and, to a degree, in the Belmont section.
The lack of adequate housing for large Model Neighborhood families
is a manor housing gap. Recent activity by the Housing Authority has been
directed to a degree toward this problem with one-fifth of the units in
Earle Village having four or five bedrooms. Approximately 1,000 units are
needed to house large poor families.
Aggravating all housing problems is racial discrimination, which
severely restricts the housing choice of black Model Neighborhood residents. This Plan proposes means only for the improvement of the physical
environment of the Model Neighborhood through a variety of approaches.
Not until Charlotte resolves .the dilemma between the policies of integration and the practices of segregation, thereby breaking segregated residential patterns, can the City solve completely its housing problems.
Object Description
| Title | Model Neighborhood plan |
| 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 | 21 |
| 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-ms508-0210021 |
| Date Digitized | 2016-03-07 |
| Rating |
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| Title | naacp-ms508-0210021-006 |
| OCR Transcript | -6- The Neighborhood's environment is not due to one particular condition. It is a compounding of poor housing, dense development, traffic conditions, and inadequate facilities. A stagnating physical environment and smoldering resentment of the residents are the inevitable results. HOUSING Poor housing is the most pressing Model Neighborhood physical problem. According to surveys conducted in the past year, over three-fourths of the privately-owned residential structures in the Model Neighborhood showed signs of deterioration or were dilapidated.(5) At present, public housing (1420 units in four projects) provides the majority of sound housing. A modernization program was recently started in the two oldest public housing projects, Piedmont Courts and_ Fairview Homes. The causes of poor housing are not uniform throughout the Model Neighborhood. In some sections housing was shoddily constructed initially. In others, housing has deteriorated due to poor maintenance, overcrowding, and lack of concern by absentee landlords and residents. Yet, in other areas housing is in sound condition. No one program of neighborhood improvement will be suitable for the entire Model Neighborhood. Apartments and duplexes predominate in the Model Neighborhood, but none of them have the amenities taken for granted in Charlotte's new apartment developments. The relationship among the tenant, the property manager, and the property owner for responsibility for maintenance and upkeep of these rented units is often unclear and poorly understood, thereby contributing to the residential deterioration. Home ownership, a major resident desire and a prime ingredient for neighborhood improvement and pride, is accordingly limited. Home ownership is concentrated on a few streets and, to a degree, in the Belmont section. The lack of adequate housing for large Model Neighborhood families is a manor housing gap. Recent activity by the Housing Authority has been directed to a degree toward this problem with one-fifth of the units in Earle Village having four or five bedrooms. Approximately 1,000 units are needed to house large poor families. Aggravating all housing problems is racial discrimination, which severely restricts the housing choice of black Model Neighborhood residents. This Plan proposes means only for the improvement of the physical environment of the Model Neighborhood through a variety of approaches. Not until Charlotte resolves .the dilemma between the policies of integration and the practices of segregation, thereby breaking segregated residential patterns, can the City solve completely its housing problems. |
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