![]() ![]() The plan was responsible for the renovation of the King Arts Complex (formerly Pythian Theatre), the Long Street bridge, and businesses in the district. ![]() In partnership with community organizations and associations, the City of Columbus initiated the King-Lincoln District Plan in 2001, a comprehensive revitalization plan aimed at improving the economic well-being and quality of life in the district. Many business owners left the district and it quickly developed into a neighborhood ridden by unemployment, poverty, and crime. Additionally, the lifting of many housing covenants and restrictions encouraged many middle and upper class Black families to leave the district and move to the suburbs of Columbus. The highway segmented the district and now serves as the westernmost boundary of the district. Having remained a self-sustained community for nearly half a century, Bronzeville started to decline in 1962 with the construction of I-71. The district would later serve as a congregational site for many civil rights activists in the 1950s and 1960s, including Martin Luther King Jr. As the community developed, it grew to provide its own hospitals, schools, churches, and commercial establishments. Bronzeville developed into an active entertainment district with four theaters (Lincoln, Empress, Cameo, and Pythian), and multiple jazz establishments. ![]() īy the 1930s, the neighborhood had become a self-sustaining community centered on Black businesses, services, and life. The Black population grew as a result of the Great Migration after World War I, restrictive housing covenants in other areas, and White flight, leading Bronzeville to become the most populated African American neighborhood of the city. Over the course of the next century, the community expanded to the boundaries of the current day district. Originally settled more southward by the Scioto River, many Black families moved eastward in search of employment in domestic service work and industrial factories. The origins of the neighborhood date back to the 19th century when freed and escaped slaves from across the Confederate South began to settle in Columbus. History Remaining building at Poindexter Village In 2009, the King-Lincoln Bronzeville Neighborhood Association asked that the neighborhood be renamed to Bronzeville to reflect its history. Coleman's administration to highlight the historical significance of the district's King Arts Complex and Lincoln Theatre, amid collaborations with investors and developers to revitalize the neighborhood. Originally known as Bronzeville by the residents of the community, it was renamed the King-Lincoln District by Mayor Michael B. King-Lincoln Bronzeville is a historically African American neighborhood in Columbus, Ohio. ![]()
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