I think the line was fuzzier. I know when my dad work at Nicollet Field - now King Field - before 35W in the '60s there were many black families on both sides of Nicollet and as far south as 46th Street. When I was in highschool my girl friend's family lived on 41st and 12th and had owned their house for two generations.
When my dad work at North Commons in the late '50s and early '60s black families lived all all over the near north side. It was pretty clear there was a redline and city departments, boards and commissions tacitly complied with the segregation. It seems like it still goes on now, just more subliminal. David Brauer wrote: > > 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 -- In cooperation, Erik Riese Seward: a great place to live, work, learn, and play! (612) 724-3217 home ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 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
