on 9/9/03 4:47 PM, Jim Bernstein at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > There are parts of the Near North Side and in Central that were > historically black neighborhoods and there was, up until the close of > WWII, a loosely enforced "code" by lenders, developers and realtors that > kept all but the most prosperous black families confined to those > neighborhoods. Elected officials in the city for the most part but with > noteworthy exceptions, accepted that code and did not shake the tree.
Notwithstanding Jim's larger point, this post tweaked something I've wondered about for some time... Does any listmember know the historic boundaries of the redline (within which people of color could buy)? When I first moved to Kingfield, someone told me the line on the west side of the highway (which of course wasn't the highway then) was 38th Street; I've always wondered if that was true. Perhaps the boundaries were fuzzier...but if anyone knows or has done the research, could they share their info on the list? Thanks, David Brauer Kingfield REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
