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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.

Murals

Beginning in 1981 the Housing Authority of the Birmingham District commissioned a series of ten murals from artist Vance Wesson for Southtown. Of them, the most familiar extends along a retaining wall on the University Boulevard edge of the project, a brightly-colored sequence featuring flowers and plants. Other murals face the playground and the day care center.

The Downtown Church organized a volunteer effort to restore some of the murals in November 2007.

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References

Long, Laurie K. (1986) "A City With a Face: Street Art in Birmingham." in Ada Long, ed. Birmingham Then and Now. UAB Honors Program.
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

Housing Authority of the Birmingham District
Restoring the wall video on YouTube

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 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]].
+==Murals==
+Beginning in [[1981]] the [[Housing Authority of the Birmingham District]] commissioned a series of ten murals from artist [[Vance Wesson]] for Southtown. Of them, the most familiar extends along a retaining wall on the [[University Boulevard]] edge of the project, a brightly-colored sequence featuring flowers and plants. Other murals face the playground and the day care center.
+The [[Downtown Church]] organized a volunteer effort to restore some of the murals in November [[2007]].
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 ==References==
+* Long, Laurie K. (1986) "A City With a Face: Street Art in Birmingham." in Ada Long, ed. ''Birmingham Then and Now''. UAB Honors Program.
 * 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''.