Figure 1. Concept plan for the Franklin-Mulberry corridor, Urban Design Concept Associates, 1970Commentary by E. Evans PaullJune 24, 1973 (50 years ago this week), is a date that should be marked on every civic leader’s calendar as a cautionary tale for decision-making gone awry. That is the day that the...
The African American Heroes of Baltimore’s Road Wars
Book excerpts, Stop the Road, Stories from the Trenches of Baltimore’s Road Wars, E. Evans Paull Joe Wiles (“the Human Obstacle”) and Mary Rosemond, leaders of Rosemont’s successful resistance AUTHOR’S NOTE—When the City decided (in 1970) to bypass Rosemont, routing I-70 around this solid Middle Class African American community, it...