Brooklyn - 1950s
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Purple Map Area

Green Map Area

Red Map Area

 
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Daddy Grace's Last Parade

 
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Myers Street School

Second Ward High School

Diamond Home

Teague Home & Grocery

Dr. Tyson Home

Huston Home & Charlotte Post office

United House of Prayer

Love Home & "Plum Thickets"

 
What Happened To Brooklyn?
Where Did The People Go?
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What happened to Brooklyn?

 

When their homes were torn down,
where did all the Brooklyn residents go?


Some of Brooklyn's residents moved to Earle Village or other government-funded housing projects built in the '60s and '70s.

photos of construction