Second Ward High School National Alumni Foundation
Second Ward High School Foundation
Post Office Box 16514
Charlotte, NC 28297
United States
ph: 704-398-8333
fax: 704-398-4416
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Brooklyn past & present
Brooklyn residents sit for a portrait on Second Street when it was the center of the business district.
The story of Second Ward High School is linked to the surrounding African-American neighborhood that residents often called Brooklyn. Home to publishing houses, churches, black businesses, restaurants and movies theaters, Brooklyn had the first library for African Americans in the state - at a time when segregation outlawed blacks going to parks, libraries and other public places.
Brooklyn Village
Alumni were part of the city's public planning process to create a new community where Second Ward once existed. This plan plan is coming to life as The Brooklyn Village. Here's a link to the complete neighborhood plan.
www.charmeck.org/Departments/Planning/Area+Planning/Plans/Second+Ward+Neighborhood+Plan/home.htm
It's Vision Statement: "To create a livable and memorable urban neighborhood in the city through the mixed land uses, diverse architecture and housing types, unique infrastructure and a hierarchy of open spaces. These components will combine to welcome and support a diverse population with varied ages, races, and socio-economic backgrounds."
Part of the adopted Master Plan recommended: ""One of those buildings, a restored and transformed historic Second Ward High School gymnasium, could function as a focal point for the neighborhood as a community center."
Second Ward track team, state champions.
Second Ward High School Foundation
Post Office Box 16514
Charlotte, NC 28297
United States
ph: 704-398-8333
fax: 704-398-4416
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