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What is urban renewal? How did urban renewal affect the Hogan’s Alley/Black Strathcona community and other historic Black communities across Canada?
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- This video shows the history of the Hogan’s Alley/Black Strathcona community in Vancouver’s Strathcona neighbourhood.
- The Black community established itself in Hogan’s Alley/Black Strathcona in the 1920s, and by the 1940s, approximately 800 Black people called it home.
- Hogan’s Alley/Black Strathcona was a thriving and vibrant community that was a cultural hub for restaurants, music, performers and artists.
This video provides a short history of the Hogan’s Alley/Black Strathcona community.
Hogan’s Alley/Black Strathcona was part of Vancouver’s working-class Strathcona neighbourhood and was home to a large Black population.
The Black community had established itself in the Hogan’s Alley area by the early 1920s, and at its height in the 1940s, Hogan’s Alley/Black Strathcona was home to approximately 800 Black people. It was a thriving and vibrant neighbourhood that was a cultural hub for restaurants, music, performers and artists.
This video provides a short history of the Hogan’s Alley/Black Strathcona community in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Hogan’s Alley/Black Strathcona was a neighbourhood within Vancouver’s working-class Strathcona neighbourhood that was home to multiple immigrant communities, but was known largely for its Black population. The Black community had established itself in the Hogan’s Alley/Black Strathcona area by the early 1920s, and at its height in the 1940s, Hogan’s Alley/Black Strathcona’s Black population was approximately 800 people. It was a thriving and vibrant neighbourhood that was a cultural hub for restaurants, music, performers and artists.
Videos likes these can help us to visualize and explain what happened in the past and get a glimpse of who lived in communities like Hogan’s Alley/Black Strathcona and what life was like for them.
- This video shows the history of the Hogan’s Alley/Black Strathcona community in Vancouver’s Strathcona neighbourhood.
- The Black community established itself in Hogan’s Alley/Black Strathcona in the 1920s, and by the 1940s, approximately 800 Black people called it home.
- Hogan’s Alley/Black Strathcona was a thriving and vibrant community that was a cultural hub for restaurants, music, performers and artists.
This video provides a short history of the Hogan’s Alley/Black Strathcona community.
Hogan’s Alley/Black Strathcona was part of Vancouver’s working-class Strathcona neighbourhood and was home to a large Black population.
The Black community had established itself in the Hogan’s Alley area by the early 1920s, and at its height in the 1940s, Hogan’s Alley/Black Strathcona was home to approximately 800 Black people. It was a thriving and vibrant neighbourhood that was a cultural hub for restaurants, music, performers and artists.
This video provides a short history of the Hogan’s Alley/Black Strathcona community in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Hogan’s Alley/Black Strathcona was a neighbourhood within Vancouver’s working-class Strathcona neighbourhood that was home to multiple immigrant communities, but was known largely for its Black population. The Black community had established itself in the Hogan’s Alley/Black Strathcona area by the early 1920s, and at its height in the 1940s, Hogan’s Alley/Black Strathcona’s Black population was approximately 800 people. It was a thriving and vibrant neighbourhood that was a cultural hub for restaurants, music, performers and artists.
Videos likes these can help us to visualize and explain what happened in the past and get a glimpse of who lived in communities like Hogan’s Alley/Black Strathcona and what life was like for them.
Summary
- This video shows the history of the Hogan’s Alley/Black Strathcona community in Vancouver’s Strathcona neighbourhood.
- The Black community established itself in Hogan’s Alley/Black Strathcona in the 1920s, and by the 1940s, approximately 800 Black people called it home.
- Hogan’s Alley/Black Strathcona was a thriving and vibrant community that was a cultural hub for restaurants, music, performers and artists.
Essential
This video provides a short history of the Hogan’s Alley/Black Strathcona community.
Hogan’s Alley/Black Strathcona was part of Vancouver’s working-class Strathcona neighbourhood and was home to a large Black population.
The Black community had established itself in the Hogan’s Alley area by the early 1920s, and at its height in the 1940s, Hogan’s Alley/Black Strathcona was home to approximately 800 Black people. It was a thriving and vibrant neighbourhood that was a cultural hub for restaurants, music, performers and artists.
In-Depth
This video provides a short history of the Hogan’s Alley/Black Strathcona community in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Hogan’s Alley/Black Strathcona was a neighbourhood within Vancouver’s working-class Strathcona neighbourhood that was home to multiple immigrant communities, but was known largely for its Black population. The Black community had established itself in the Hogan’s Alley/Black Strathcona area by the early 1920s, and at its height in the 1940s, Hogan’s Alley/Black Strathcona’s Black population was approximately 800 people. It was a thriving and vibrant neighbourhood that was a cultural hub for restaurants, music, performers and artists.
Videos likes these can help us to visualize and explain what happened in the past and get a glimpse of who lived in communities like Hogan’s Alley/Black Strathcona and what life was like for them.