From February 27, 2023 post.
Civic/Community Businesses & Organizations
Teenage Canteen – Ashe St. – The Teenage Canteen was maintained by the Brooklyn community and managed by Carl Ferguson and Alberta Jowers Mooney. Amenities included pool and ping-pong tables, pinball machines and a jukebox.
Elks Lodge / Black Elks Club – site of the current YMCA
American Legion – 812 N. Whitted St. – where Black servicemen would gather
Patrick House – 815 N. Whitted St.
Play and Learn Day Care – Brooklyn
Beech Street Hall – Brooklyn
Knights of Pythias Hall – Brooklyn
Masonic Hall – Brooklyn
Odd Felows Hall – Brooklyn
Rest Haven Nursing Home / Horne’s Nursing Home – 1st Ave. West – Bessie Thompson Horne operated Rest Haven Nursing Home from apartments on 1st Avenue West and later from Ninth Avenue. In the late 1970s Horne earned the name ‘Best Rest Home Operator’ for her contributions to the community.
#BlackHistory #BlackHistoryMonth
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