"Adventures in the City, Historic Church in Vine City" original photographs.

jerrytsuseer (67) in photography • 7 years ago

^{West Hunter Street Baptist Church was a key rallying place during the civil rights movement,

located in the heart of a once thriving African-American community along what is now

Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. That is a Walmart to the left}
Church 2.jpg

^{Restoration of the building, abandoned for many decades, is underway.

The Westside Future Fund hopes the building can be restored to its former glory and opened for visitors.}
Church 1.jpg

When I took these photos, the building was up for sale, and
I considered looking into accruing funding to purchase it an
To eye of preserving its exterior, but making the interior a
Home and music recording venue, for personal use mainly.
I would also have converted space on street level for a garage
and workshop...this is a very unsafe neighborhood.

"Adventures in the City"

by
Jerry E Smith
©3/5/2018

!steemitworldmap 33.754830 lat -84.412886 long
West Hunter Street Baptist Church d3scr

^{These .gifs were created for me by @coquiunlimited; many thanks}

photography exploration imagination cellphonephotography originalcontent

7 years ago by jerrytsuseer (67)

$0.70

11 votes

Authors get paid when people like you upvote their post.
If you enjoyed what you read here, create your account today and start earning FREE STEEM!

Sort Order:

Trending

[-]

moemanmoesly (67) · 7 years ago

I bet that would not be cheap buying that but definitely would be worth keeping around

$0.07

2 votes

[-]

jerrytsuseer (67) · 7 years ago

Not that I have the funds to seriously think about it, but when I was considering it, I was thinking that

it was in a fairly run down section, relatively speaking, surrounded by failed and closed business, a college that has failed is right across the street.
on the other hand, this whole area is within 1/4 mi of the new Mercedes Benz stadium, and is slotted for major development.
So I figured that no matter what the purchase price would be, the property value would skyrocket (So would the property taxes)
Thanks for stopping by @moemanmoesly

$0.00

[-]

robyneggs (66) · 7 years ago

Sweet! Thanks for sharing, Jerry! It looks like a super cool studio space...I am sure no one would mind the loud noise...Plus, you could pull people in off the street (before dark) and record with them. :-) You know, in a perfect world...XO Take care~!

$0.04

1 vote

[-]

jerrytsuseer (67) · 7 years ago

It seems these are non sequitur hopes now @robyneggs, as the building seems to be headed to
Restoration and Historic Site designation. It would have been nice though.
I seriously need to get out of this neighborhood though,
To an area where I can take an evening
Stroll without worrying about
My safety.

$0.00

[-]

kenneth11 (32) · 7 years ago

I think there is no problem if its only a music recording veneu!

$0.02

1 vote

[-]

jerrytsuseer (67) · 7 years ago

Thanks @kenneth11, too late though, it is being developed as a historic site now

$0.00

[-]

coquiunlimited (58) · 7 years ago (edited)

Man this is great! Except the part where it is unsafe.

$0.00

1 vote

[-]

jerrytsuseer (67) · 7 years ago

There are white people who live down in my area (this church and area is called the 'west end' and is also on the edge of 'the bluff') who seem to have no fear of walking around, but I watch my back always.(this is about a mile from my apartment)
The news is daily filled with reports of robberies and shootings down here.
I am the wrong color, it is not safe for me down here, so I am a prisoner in my apartment.

$0.00