Subject: Pre urban renewal landscapepage 8

Children of Clarence and Cristine Gray at family home on 54th Avenue at Pierce Avenue

Baltimore Avenue at Navahoe Steet

In front of family home on 54th Avenue in Lakeland

Demolition Contract 4 Photos 4906 Navahoe & 8200 Rhode Island (4)

4902 Lakeland Rd Block 12 Part of Lot 14 STC Project Parcel 24-21 Merrill & Hazel V. Thomas

Lot 3 Block 44 Lakeland Road

Block 44 Lots 7,8,9,10 & 11 Project Parcel 19-8 Leon & Marionette Kelley

Block 44 Lots 2&3

James Henry Gray and unknown

Rear

5108 Pierce Ave, Arlene Laney

5402 Cleveland Av Block 45 Lot 7 Carl E. Cager, et al

Gus Home and Blacks Store on a winter's day.

4802 Lakeland Rd. Block 12 Part of Lot 10 James & Vera Claiborne

In the rear of a Lakeland home

With the limited access African Americans had to public spaces until the 1960s, this building on western Navahoe Street was forced to serve a multitude of functions. It was designated “Lakeland’s Hall” because it served as an informal community center as well as a place for public meetings, dances, wedding receptions, and church services. On Saturday, it became a movie theater. The building is shown here circa 1965. This hall replaced an earlier structure that was located in the central section of the community.

Joseph & Elenor Galvagna Cincinnatti & Grand Rd. east 1/2 lot 6 Block 44

Robert E. & Ila Mason 8204 48th Ave Block 16, part of lot 1 UR Parcel 18 Block 20

Looking Northeast

Left home of Willie and Arlener Laney, Right Home of Elwood Harrison and Wilmer Sydnor Gross on Pierce Avenue. For many years the sign at one end of the street was marked Pierce Avenue and the other end of the street the sign read Pierce Street. An urban renewal listing of addresses shows a mixture of designations.

55th Avenue Block 44 lots 7-11 Leon & Marionette Kelley

Rear

Robert E. & Ila M. Mason 8204 48th Avenue Block 16 Part of Lot 1 Project parcel 20-18

Block 45 Lots 8-16 Project Parcel 18-1 Leon E & Marionette T. Kelley

Along Pierce Avenue, adjacent to the railroad tracks and under a stand of trees was a place where gentlemen held court. Any day when the weather was fine, Luke Gray (center), having retired from the work-a-day world, could be found in his favorite spot paying witness to the passage of time. Frequently, friends George Falls (left) and Willie Laney (right) would join him. They would sit for a while and discuss the events of the day. This photograph was taken around 1965. (Courtesy of the Gross family.)

Cinder Block Building 55th Ave Lot 11 Block 44 Leon & Marionette Kelley

Tropical Storm Agnes caused massive damage along the east coast. Even inland areas like Lakeland were devastated. Here is shown the front of the 54th Avenue home of George Henry and Agnes Gross. Belongings beyond salvaging are placed at the roadside for disposal.

Located in the eastern section of Lakeland, this home was lived in by Marcelino Cordove and his family, who had immigrated from Cuba. The house occupied prime property on the banks of Lake Artemesia. For several years, the family operated a lodging business with modest "tourist homes" located adjacent to the house. Like all the other homes on Lakeland's eastern area, it was demolished to make way for urban renewal efforts.