St. John Street Oral History Project: Part I

[@margotbw4660]

Sounds like a family oriented community, helping each other and growing stronger day by day! Thank you for sharing these beautiful memories!

[@gb2g2012]

Beautiful Historical Information... I lived on 6th Street off of Lapeer Street! I called it "Urban Destruction" of a Strong💪Community!

[@brownbagz]

I used to love walking down to Holbrooks! My Great Grandparents, the Roper's lived on New Jersey!

[@vanessawilliams2771]

I lived on Campau, Dakota and Central. My father Rev Thrower started the House of Prayer across the track.

[@toddmartin6572]

Does anyone remember the famous aviation engineer ‘Kelly Johnson’?? He lived on Stewart ave in the 1930’s. Graduated from flint central.. then became famous for the sr71 blackbird spy plane… he needs to be remembered

[@ericm5393]

What Memories I remember Hemehocks store and slims car wash

[@lillyagafia1267]

Very eye-opening information. Good Documentation 👍.

[@sandraroberts7406]

THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST VIDEOS I'VE I'VE EVER VIEWED. GREAT VIDEO!!!!

[@carolmirelez170]

This is an amazing documentary! I found it truly beautiful!

[@tillmanjohnson6218]

LOVE THIS, DAYS GONE BY🙏🏽, THANKS DADDY AND MOMA🙏🏽❤️🤴🏾👸🏾❤️🙏🏽

[@modestinemungo4661]

Say that roller rink had so much dust in that place..They called it "The Dust Bowl" 😂 😂 😂 🙏

[@Black_American_Native]

Beautiful

[@elwoodwhite9734]

Good to see all getting along a model for sure a blue print a time ago the future?

[@percyanderson7306]

I love Flint and I appreciate the people of Flint taking care of Max Brandon Park, my Grandfather!!

[@shaunverdun]

Does anyone from that era remember Leslie’s Chicken Shack ? That was my great grandfather’s restaurant 😊

[@letricekone1154]

Good morning everyone THANK YOU for this history lesson for me. I'm from there born and raised, NORTHWEST WILDCATS. Before waking up and for some strange reason I seen 475. My mind said listen. I'm so glad I did, I hit 475 traveling. My mom's family get there years later. I live in Detroit, but a true FLINTSTONE. Man before seeing this I tried looking for history on Flint, Mi. Sometimes the only thing that would come up is the bad areas. Oh the other day the city council had beef going on. 🙏🏽 For this info, true story my history as well. ✊🏽 BOOM

[@TheBestofFlintCityCouncil]

Hmmm great video! Love flint

[@brownbagz]

It's a shame they sold that building! My grandfather owned Tropicana Bar

[@kathrynsawyer2204]

My Great Grandparents from Galacia had a home on St John Street in the 1920s to 1950s. My Great Grandparents from Ireland originally lived a couple blocks off St John St on Alabama.

[@brownbagz]

Good to see Mr. Bryant!

[@beoriginalentertainment]

Interested to see if families were replaced or "displaced" from the "urban renewal" or is reparations at hand...

[@SloanMuseumFlint]

In August 2021, The City of Flint sold the former St. John Street community Center parcel. Half of the revenue from this sale is now being reinvested into the St. John Street Neighborhood Memorial Park. For those wishing to contribute to the St. John Memorial Park fund, go to cfgf.org/stjohnstreet.

[@tadowthechairman5289]

These people had to move around the city and did not receive redress. They certainly have a justice claim.

[@brownbagz]

@@tadowthechairman5289 Exactly! I lived on Garfield Street

[@ghostmanscores1666]

When it turned black that side of the river turned deadly.

[@timothythomas1951]

Sandra Epps is Beautiful 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@wileyparks3665]

Michigan ave. Railroad tracks in the back yard.

[@kaleahcollins4567]

Funny how only the black people are talking about this where are the the older white people of their generation that grew up in that neighborhood why aren't they speaking

[@wileyparks3665]

Frileys barbershop

[@kaleahcollins4567]

On the urban renewal all those white people and diverse neighborhoods they talk about they got away nice