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About First Ward
Neighborhood
Charlotte's First Ward Neighborhood is an
award-winning mixed income district that was recently revitalized
through a $41.6 million HUD HOPE VI grant. The
neighborhood is home to about 1,000 residents as well as the Afro-American Cultural Center, Spirit
Square
Arts
Center, Imaginon, Charlotte Bobcats Arena, Levine
Museum of the New South, and the Mint Museum of
Craft + Design. The neighborhood got its
name in the mid-1800s when the city divided itself into 4 geographic
wards for political purposes. First Ward's boundaries are E Trade St.,
N
Tryon St., and I-277 (an urban loop highway). Currently, First
Ward is experiencing a wave of major development bringing new
residential complexes and entertainment venues to the district.
| 2007 Board of Directors |
President
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Will Haden |
Vice President
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Dorothy Gilchrist |
Treasurer
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Vicky Patel
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Secretary
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Kimberly Chao |
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Leslie Byers
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Diatra Fullwood |
Karie Greathouse |
OJ Jarrett |
| Ryan Musch |
Laura Peres
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Mary
Reid |
Bob Szymkiewicz |
| Alexandria Valentine |
Emily Westbrook |
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