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Revisiting Our Roots: Dorr Street Comes Alive Once Again!
On Saturday, August 22, 2015, the
African American Legacy Project, under the leadership of
Robert Smith, hosted Dorr Street … Live, a free, public
event intended to rekindle the spirit of a community, e
neighborhood, a culture and … a people.
Food, fun, entertainment and more
greeted visitors at the corner of Dorr and Collingwood as
everyone reminisced about the times – 50 years ago, when
Dorr Street was an explosion of colors, sight, sounds and
aromas.
The street was filled with black-owned
businesses and served as the cornerstone of Toledo’s
African-American business, cultural and artistic life.
The African American Legacy Project’s
mission is to document local black history and part of that
charge includes documenting the history of Dorr Street
especially for those who never had the opportunity to
experience that time and place.
Everything changed … ended … in 1974
as the city and state completed the urban renewal project
that effectively turned the street into merely an expanded
corridor to the downtown area.
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