tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7572205562498024454.post2896782667029842829..comments2024-02-12T23:56:11.051-05:00Comments on Daytonology: Historical Geography of the Black West Side, Part IIIJeffereyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01294969786619943530noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7572205562498024454.post-61319539487329092912008-02-27T19:43:00.000-05:002008-02-27T19:43:00.000-05:00Lakeside was across the street from the VA entranc...Lakeside was across the street from the VA entrance. Argonne Park, now Possum Creek, was different.<BR/><BR/>"..one that indicates that blacks did not stay settled long or long enough to build a stable community or for that matter equity in a house to build wealth."<BR/><BR/>I didnt get that at all from my research. <BR/><BR/>What I see is a community that was growing steadily in a few neighborhoods, but mostly the west side, then a big boom leading to increased density as segregation concentrated the new migrants, yet also growth to outlying areas, presumably on cheap land and near factory work.<BR/><BR/>This was a pretty stable community in the sense that the blacks were organizing schools, churches, and other things at an early date, so this was community development in the sociological sense.<BR/><BR/>And there certainly was an interest in owning property and land, hence those outlying settlments. Also note that the West Side was originally single family, mostly. How much of this was rental is a good question, but it was an organized community as indicated by the church formation. <BR/><BR/>I didn't post on social and mutual aid and fraternal socieities, but one could also see an growth in these as the community grew. <BR/><BR/>Another lesson is how the black community grew in place, and grew with neighborhoods. Note that they were among the very first settlers of the near west side, and as the neighborhood filled out, it continued to attract black folk.Jeffereyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01294969786619943530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7572205562498024454.post-64947533181125572192008-02-27T13:19:00.000-05:002008-02-27T13:19:00.000-05:00Thanks Jeffery. Are remnants of Lakeside Amusemen...Thanks Jeffery. Are remnants of Lakeside Amusement the ones mentioned at Possum Creek? Are they one and the same? Interesting history and one that indicates that blacks did not stay settled long or long enough to build a stable community or for that matter equity in a house to build wealth.Greg Hunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17397460620900925314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7572205562498024454.post-85245401641578313432008-02-27T07:23:00.000-05:002008-02-27T07:23:00.000-05:00Great work on a little explored topic (as we've co...Great work on a little explored topic (as we've come to expect!).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com