Good forHistory buffs
Historic Black business district along Eagle and Market Streets near downtown, emerging after the Civil War. In its 1900s-1950s heyday hosted touring headliners (Louis Armstrong played the juke joints); decimated by urban renewal (1950s-70s) and now experiencing revival anchored by the YMI Cultural Center and the Eagle Market Streets Development Corporation.
Quick facts
- ·Eagle Market Place mixed-use development is a centerpiece of the revival. Goombay Festival held nearby every September.
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