11 min
Brooklyn: A Tale of Two Main Streets Where We've Been
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Situated in Charlotte’s Second Ward, Brooklyn was downhill from Uptown. In the late 18-hundreds, the area was known as Logtown; a place where recently emancipated slaves took up residence. As the 20th began, the population was solidly African American. And It was not until the mid-1910s that Logtown would become generally known as Brooklyn. Brooklyn started to develop into a thriving, self-sustaining community. The neighborhood’s housing supply ranged from shanty towns to the grand homes of black professionals. Where Biddleville was centered around higher education and was an bordering area of the city, Brooklyn was the Main Street for Charlotte’s African Americans. Many important landmarks in the community include the Myers Street School (Charlotte’s first black public school 1886-1907), the city’s black YMCA, a Library for blacks, and much more.
Sources:
Charlotte Magazine – Memories of Brooklyn
Charlotte Brooklyn History
UNCC Brooklyn Story
Fox 46 Charlotte Youtube – Charlotte’s Lost Neighborhood
Mecklenburg Investment Company Building
Brevard Street Library
UNCC Digital Collections: Brooklyn
Charlotte Oberser - Black History Month: Charlotte’s vanishing historic sites
Royalty Free Music – They Might Not by Puddle of Infinity
Sound Effects by SoundGator
Situated in Charlotte’s Second Ward, Brooklyn was downhill from Uptown. In the late 18-hundreds, the area was known as Logtown; a place where recently emancipated slaves took up residence. As the 20th began, the population was solidly African American. And It was not until the mid-1910s that Logtown would become generally known as Brooklyn. Brooklyn started to develop into a thriving, self-sustaining community. The neighborhood’s housing supply ranged from shanty towns to the grand homes of black professionals. Where Biddleville was centered around higher education and was an bordering area of the city, Brooklyn was the Main Street for Charlotte’s African Americans. Many important landmarks in the community include the Myers Street School (Charlotte’s first black public school 1886-1907), the city’s black YMCA, a Library for blacks, and much more.
Sources:
Charlotte Magazine – Memories of Brooklyn
Charlotte Brooklyn History
UNCC Brooklyn Story
Fox 46 Charlotte Youtube – Charlotte’s Lost Neighborhood
Mecklenburg Investment Company Building
Brevard Street Library
UNCC Digital Collections: Brooklyn
Charlotte Oberser - Black History Month: Charlotte’s vanishing historic sites
Royalty Free Music – They Might Not by Puddle of Infinity
Sound Effects by SoundGator
11 min