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Historic Bricks Laid By Ex-Slaves In Houston Reinstalled, At Freedmen’s Town
Posted on · “We will continue to work with the community to preserve this important historical neighborhood,” Mayor Turner said, in the statement
Posted on · “We will continue to work with the community to preserve this important historical neighborhood,” Mayor Turner said, in the statement
Posted on · A contractor had torn into the historic bricks in Houston’s oldest African American neighborhood six months ago.
Posted on · For the second time, the Freedmen's Town bricks were ripped up by city contractors, despite explicit instructions from the city not to disturb the bricks.So why does this keeping happening? What can the neighborhood do to preserve what's left of these bricks? What more can the city do, when Mayor Sylvester Turner has already stated […]
Posted on · For the second time, the Freedmen's Town bricks were ripped up by city contractors, despite explicit instructions from the city not to disturb the bricks. So why does this keeping happening? What can the neighborhood do to preserve what's left of these bricks? What more can the city do, when Mayor Sylvester Turner has already […]
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Posted on · The city will start work Monday on repairing a historic brick street damaged by contractors. But the mayor says this will only be the first step in a much larger effort.
Posted on · Amidst mediation talks between the city and preservationists, a contractor has accidentally damaged dozens of the historic bricks.
Posted on · A city contractor working on an ongoing drainage improvement project Monday along Genesee in the 4th Ward removed a portion of the intersection at Andrews Street beyond the authorized limits of the project, the City of Houston says.
Posted on · They continue their campaign to keep the bricks that pave part of the Fourth Ward intact because of what they consider historic and cultural value.
Posted on · Historic bricks that line a 4th Ward neighborhood are now protected by a temporary injunction. The ruling paves the way for repairs to water and sewer lines.
Posted on · The hearing decides if a temporary restraining order should be extended or not.
Posted on · A construction project in Freedmen's Town remains on hold after Houston and a preservation group couldn't reach an agreement.
Posted on · A construction project in Freedmen's Town remains on hold after Houston and a preservation group couldn't reach an agreement Wednesday. The argument is over how to handle historic bricks on city streets in the 4th Ward.
Posted on · Preservationists and the city of Houston have agreed to mediation to resolve a legal dispute over historic bricks in the city's 4th Ward. It may lead to a plan to save them when utility work resumes.
Posted on · A judge kept an order preventing the City of Houston from moving the bricks.