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Allen Benedict Court, 1810 Allen Benedict Court (etc): September 2021   2 comments

Posted at 11:08 pm in closing

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Driving on Laurel Street recently, I noticed that something is going on at the public housing development of Allen Benedict Court. I recalled that there had been a fatal gas leak there in 2019, but had missed the follow-up that all the residents had been moved out and the place scheduled for demolition this month.

The development, in the square bounded by Harden Street, Read Street, Oak Street & Laurel Street, was built in 1940 and in those Jim Crow days was the Black counterpart to the Whites only Gonzales Gardens, which was itself recently demolished.

This State article has some reflections on the history of the complex, which went from a safe place to raise kids in the beginning to problematic in recent years. According to WLTX final enviromental testing before demolition has begun.

UPDATE 15 November 2021 -- As of the time of these pictures, (23 October 2021), it looks like demolition is complete, though the rubble has not been cleared. There does appear to be one building which has been left. For historical purposes perhaps?

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Written by ted on September 13th, 2021

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2 Responses to 'Allen Benedict Court, 1810 Allen Benedict Court (etc): September 2021'

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  1. According to the State paper this morning demolition is getting ready to begin.

    Homer

    14 Sep 21 at 9:51 am

  2. Folks WIS has this article discussing the future of this property...

    Andrew

    6 Oct 22 at 10:07 am

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