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It is managed by [[Bessie Word]]. The Southtown Resident Council is presided over by [[Dondrea Clarke]]. | It is managed by [[Bessie Word]]. The Southtown Resident Council is presided over by [[Dondrea Clarke]]. | ||
A [[1981]] mural by [[Vance Wesson]] adorns a retaining wall facing University Boulevard. [[ | A [[1981]] mural by [[Vance Wesson]] adorns a retaining wall facing University Boulevard. The [[Downtown Church]] organized a volunteer effort to restore the mural in November [[2007]]. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
* Coman, Victoria L. (October 28, 2007) "Church seeks workers to restore Southtown mural." ''Birmingham News''. | * Coman, Victoria L. (October 28, 2007) "Church seeks workers to restore Southtown mural." ''Birmingham News''. | ||
* Williams, Roy L (November 18, 2007) "200-plus volunteers restore faded mural painted alongside Birmingham's Southtown housing complex." ''Birmingham News''. | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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[[Category:HABD communities]] | [[Category:HABD communities]] | ||
[[Category:University Boulevard]] | [[Category:University Boulevard]] | ||
[[Category:23rd Street South]] | |||
Revision as of 11:31, 18 November 2007
Southtown Housing Community is a 451-unit housing project located at 2510 University Boulevard in Birmingham's Southside. The community is bounded by 23rd Street South to the west, 10th Avenue South to the south, Red Mountain Expressway to the east and University Boulevard to the north.
It is managed by Bessie Word. The Southtown Resident Council is presided over by Dondrea Clarke.
A 1981 mural by Vance Wesson adorns a retaining wall facing University Boulevard. The Downtown Church organized a volunteer effort to restore the mural in November 2007.
References
- Coman, Victoria L. (October 28, 2007) "Church seeks workers to restore Southtown mural." Birmingham News.
- Williams, Roy L (November 18, 2007) "200-plus volunteers restore faded mural painted alongside Birmingham's Southtown housing complex." Birmingham News.