Histories
stories of the past and present
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I recall in the 1950’s how the neighbor’s rooster would crow to announce each new day. Property lines were often shared for the farm animals to have more space, with chickens, ducks, a few cows, goats, and geese moving about. We had a large garden and a fruit orchard as did many families since the…
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Roscoe Davis and his wife, Estella, moved to their house on E. 103rd Street in 1919. According to the census records, they were one of the first Black families in the neighborhood now known as Union-Miles. In 1920, E. 103rd Street near Harvard Avenue was working class. The family’s neighbors were laborers, carpenters, and store…
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