people working together. you have a dream, you can look forward to something. >> east stuart is an area born out of segregation. >> segregation led to this being a closed population with its own businesses, its own entertainment, its own schools, its own residences. it was completely self sustaining. >> once it ended many residents started shopping elsewhere or just moved away entirely. that led to a steady decline in business. >> today we've gone from over 70 stores at its heyday to about a dozen. >> one of the biggest challenges today is that the community has an image problem. >> i think it's a perception issue. i think the perception is you know, east stuart is not safe, east stuart may not be clean, don't invest there. >> sondra says those impressions couldn't be further from the truth. >> it's very clean, very safe and i think as you see here today welcoming. >> the city's done a lot of work through the community redevelopment agency to put in