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Downtown businesses were busy until I-20 was built and all of Crosstown was cleared of residents to provide dirt for the construction of the highway.
Crosstown residents weren't allowed to shop indoors downtown retail shops on weekdays but were invited to knock on the back doors of retailers and let sales people know what they would like to buy.
Crosstown residents and other Blacks were only allowed to shop in the retail establishments on Saturdays. That was for Blacks to shop inside and try on clothes for instance.
So when Crosstown was cleared of residents, that was the end of retail sales on Saturdays and the retailers closed or moved south to remain open on Saturdays and eventually shopping centers were developed by a descendant of the Weiner architects.
Removing the dirt (pictured) and building I-20 between downtown and residential neighborhoods even made it hard for folks living in Highland to walk downtown and shop for instance.
This is why Philadelphia is removing an inner city interstate between their "Chinatown" and downtown. Dallas has removed Central Expressway, and is planning to remove I-345 between Downtown and Deep Ellum an historic Black district.
Mayor Arceneaux is just trying to tax property owners to drive down real estate prices and reap some cash for his coffers.
Solution? Trench I-20 as it passes downtown. When built it was hoped it would bring shoppers from Minden and Greenwood, but instead it was the end of downtown retail. We should follow Dallas' and other great cities' lead and remove our downtown interstate to improve our local business climate. The last thing we need is to build another highway around downtown (I-49) to separate residents from downtown Shreveport ... See MoreSee Less
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Tom Arceneaux for Mayor of Shreveport, Greater Shreveport Chamber of Commerce, Committee Of 100-economic Dev, this is what we need in Shreveport, Now! #AllendaleStrong ... See MoreSee Less
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