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VANCOUVER - When Randy Clark wants to return to the home where he spent his formative years from 12 to 16, it means gazing at a viaduct that many credit with the destruction of Vancouver s historic Black community.
Lama Mugabo, a board member at the Hogan s Alley Society, poses for a photograph at the remaining portion of Hogan s Alley, in Vancouver, on Wednesday, January 27, 2021. The historic black neighbourhood was demolished to make way for the construction of the Georgia and Dunsmuir viaducts in the early 1970s. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
VANCOUVER - When Randy Clark wants to return to the home where he spent his formative years from 12 to 16, it means gazing at a viaduct that many credit with the destruction of Vancouver s historic Black community.
The city approved the construction of the Georgia viaduct under a banner of urban renewal, but it came at a cost to those who called it home. That s where the viaduct currently rests, on that piece of property, Clark, 67, said in an interview.
Clark is part of a group hoping to see a revitalization of the area with acknowledgment of Vancouver s Black history.
Hogan s Alley is named for a T-shaped laneway that ran for several blocks in Vancouver s Strathcona neighbourhood.
Black settlement in the area dates back to 1858 when governor James Douglas introduced a policy welcoming Black Californians to British Columbia. The Great Northern Railway station nearby also meant many Black porters chose Hogan s Alley as a home in the 1920s.
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Lama Mugabo, a board member at the Hogan s Alley Society, poses for a photograph on Jan. 27 in front of a mural titled Remember by artist Ejiwa (Edge) Ebenebe, outside Nora Hendrix Place, situated on what was once a part of Hogan s Alley in Vancouver. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press)
New Vancouver street could be named for Nora Hendrix Hendrix was a tireless advocate for the Black community in Vancouver and the grandmother of guitarist Jimi Hendrix.
Author of the article: Glenda Luymes
Publishing date: Feb 05, 2021 • February 5, 2021 • 3 minute read • A Vancouver Sun photo from 1982 shows Nora Hendrix with her grandson Henri Brown. She was celebrating her 99th birthday at the Biltmore Hotel. Vancouver city council will consider naming a road after Hendrix, an advocate for Vancouver s Black community, at a council meeting this week. Photo by Bill Keay / Vancouver Sun /PNG
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A new street could soon be named for Nora Hendrix, a tireless advocate for the Black community in Vancouver.