Southtown Court
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.
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