The neighborhood close to downtown is east of I-35E R.L. Thornton Freeway and north of 8
th Street.
Neighborhood Pastor Vincent Parker of Golden Gate Missionary Baptist Church has been pushing for this accomplishment after many years of city neglect and demolition of older homes.
“I’ve always known that it would take a long, slow slog to keep some momentum going because it was years where there was no momentum,” he said. “I’ve seen three, four, five mayors, and how many city councilpersons. So, it has taken all of them and everyone has built on top of that to make sure that something eventually would happen.”