Constructed in the 1930s and 1940s with the help of the federal housing legislature, Edgehill Homes have existed for almost a century. Although they were meant to be a victory for urban renewal, this was not always the case. In order to build new homes, other residents had to be displaced. Between 1966 and 1972, Nashville utilized funding from the Federal Housing Act of 1949 and created the first public housing development in the neighborhood. During its construction, 2,091 families were displaced, 84 percent of whom were Black. Today, 33 acres of Edgehill are still owned by the Metropolitan Development and Housing Authority. Edgehill Homes has also been renamed Edgehill Apartments and offers 380 different apartments. However, rampant gentrification has dramatically shifted the makeup of what was once a majority-black neighborhood.
Edgehill Homes
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Constructed in the 1930s and 1940s with the help of the federal housing legislature, Edgehill Homes have existed for almost a century. Although they were meant to be a victory for urban renewal, this was not always the case. In order to build new homes, other residents had to be displaced. Between 1966 and 1972, Nashville utilized funding from the Federal Housing Act of 1949 and created the first public housing development in the neighborhood. During its construction, 2,091 families were displaced, 84 percent of whom were Black. Today, 33 acres of Edgehill are still owned by the Metropolitan Development and Housing Authority. Edgehill Homes has also been renamed Edgehill Apartments and offers 380 different apartments. However, rampant gentrification has dramatically shifted the makeup of what was once a majority-black neighborhood.