Brooklyn was a largely African American section of Charlotte, North Carolina. It was home to many businesses, residences, and churches. The neighborhood was demolished for an urban renewal project in the 1960s [1] [2] and is now part of what is known as the Second Ward. [3] Tower at the Old Grace A. M. E. Zion Church

Located in Charlotte’s Second Ward, the Brooklyn neighborhood was a predominantly black community that thrived as a self-sustainable town within a town. With vibrant shops, schools and places of worship, Brooklyn was home to some of the black community’s families from all socioeconomic backgrounds.

Jul 18, 2023 · In its heyday, Brooklyn was a thriving Black business center; “an African American city-within-the-city, complete with its own downtown.”2 While the socio-economic level of residents spanned from shanty housing, like Blue Heaven, to the homes of Charlotte’s Black professionals, the community marked many “firsts” for Charlotte’s Black residents.

Brooklyn Village is a 17 acres (6.9 ha) development in Uptown Charlotte that broke ground in Fall 2023. [ 3 ] [ 1 ] It is paying tribute to a former black neighborhood in the Second Ward of Uptown that was demolished in the 1960s as part of an urban renewal campaign.

Brooklyn Village is a planned 17-acre mixed-use development in Uptown Charlotte's Second Ward, in what was once a thriving African-American neighborhood, known as Brooklyn.

Apr 17, 2023 · Brooklyn was a predominantly African-American neighborhood that resided in what takes up most of Charlotte's Second Ward today. After facing demolition in the 1960s-1970s from the Urban Renewal Act, Brooklyn essentially ceased to exist.

Mar 18, 2016 · Much of this occurred in the 1960s and ’70s, as Charlotte embarked on an “urban renewal” plan that destroyed its largest black neighborhood – a community known as Brooklyn. The original aim of...

Brooklyn was a largely African-American neighborhood which emerged in uptown Charlotte, North Carolina at the turn of the 20th century.

The Brooklyn neighborhood, which was located in Charlotte's Second Ward, was the first black community chosen to be developed. In a period of 14 years, more than 900 families were removed from their homes in Brooklyn as the entire neighborhood was demolished.

Dec 16, 2020 · Brooklyn was a neighborhood in Charlotte, North Carolina, located in the Second Ward of the city. It was a majority black community, developing its own churches, schools, and culture separate from the rest of the city.