Hyde Park Hyde Park Community Community

Development Development CorporationCorporation

Chayla NewbernChayla Newbern

Introduction and HistoryIntroduction and History The Hyde Park neighborhood is a neighborhood The Hyde Park neighborhood is a neighborhood

located in northern portion of Memphis, often located in northern portion of Memphis, often termed North Memphis.termed North Memphis.

Developed primarily during the period from Developed primarily during the period from 1920 through the 1950’s.1920 through the 1950’s.

The City of Memphis, particularly the north The City of Memphis, particularly the north Memphis areas, had a number of floods during Memphis areas, had a number of floods during the late 19the late 19thth and early 20 and early 20thth centuries. centuries. The flood of 1937, required the City to develop a flood The flood of 1937, required the City to develop a flood

protection plan together with the Army Corp of protection plan together with the Army Corp of Engineers.Engineers.

The Hyde Park area thus had a development of The Hyde Park area thus had a development of levees, stabilization of Cypress Creek, a pumping levees, stabilization of Cypress Creek, a pumping station, and flood walls around Chelsea Ave. station, and flood walls around Chelsea Ave.

Source: Hyde Park/Hollywood Comprehensive Neighborhood Plan, Univ. of Memphis, 1996

DemographicsDemographics Census Tracts: 6 and 8Census Tracts: 6 and 8 Total Population : 6,376Total Population : 6,376 Race: 6,284 African AmericansRace: 6,284 African Americans Median Household Income: Median Household Income:

Census Tract 6 - $16,703Census Tract 6 - $16,703 Census Tract 8 - $15,295Census Tract 8 - $15,295

Households: 2,331Households: 2,331 Housing Units: 2,587Housing Units: 2,587

Occupied:2,331Occupied:2,331 Vacant: 256Vacant: 256

Source: 2000 U.S. Census, Summary File 2 and 3

CHDO – private non-profit, community based CHDO – private non-profit, community based service organization that seeks to develop service organization that seeks to develop affordable housing for the community it affordable housing for the community it serves.serves.

Hyde Park CDC was organized in 1990, and Hyde Park CDC was organized in 1990, and became a CHDO in 2001.became a CHDO in 2001.

The CHDO designated neighborhood The CHDO designated neighborhood boundaries consist of James Road to the boundaries consist of James Road to the North, Warford St. to the East, McLean to the North, Warford St. to the East, McLean to the West and West and

Community Housing Community Housing Development CorporationDevelopment Corporation

Northeast Northeast Resource Resource Center built by Center built by City of City of MemphisMemphis

Hyde ParkHyde Park Douglas-Douglas-

Bungalow-Bungalow-CrumpCrump

NEVETSNEVETSNortheast Resource Center, 1583 N Hollywood

Housing StructuresHousing Structures NeighborhooNeighborhoo

d consists of d consists of mostly single mostly single family family homes, with homes, with some multi-some multi-family units, family units, which consist which consist mostly of mostly of duplexes.duplexes.

Examples of Single and Multi-family Housing structures

Development Development ConsiderationsConsiderations

Vacant lots which may not be Vacant lots which may not be developabledevelopable

Abandoned Dredge Pond, North Abandoned Dredge Pond, North Hollywood DumpHollywood Dump

CrimeCrime

CommunityCommunity

Two churches located at the intersection of Hollywood and Peres St.

Hollywood Community Center on Hollywood

Home, located on Oakwood St. now property of the City

of Memphis’ Gang Unit

Vacant Lots and Abandoned Toxic Vacant Lots and Abandoned Toxic

In the 1930s, North Hollywood Dump was started by the City as a Municipal dump.

The dump was later used to dispose sodium hypochloride and other industrial wastes.

Sources:Sources:

2000 U.S. Census, Summary File 1 and 32000 U.S. Census, Summary File 1 and 3 Hyde Park/ Hollywood Comprehensive Neighborhood Plan, Prepared by the Hyde Park/ Hollywood Comprehensive Neighborhood Plan, Prepared by the

Comprehensive Planning Studio, Fall 1996, Graduate Program in City and Comprehensive Planning Studio, Fall 1996, Graduate Program in City and Regional Planning, The University of Memphis in collaboration with Regional Planning, The University of Memphis in collaboration with Members of Hyde Park/Hollywood NeighborhoodMembers of Hyde Park/Hollywood Neighborhood

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Photographs:Photographs: Taken by Chayla Newbern, CBANA Intern, Hyde Park CDC, in April, 2007Taken by Chayla Newbern, CBANA Intern, Hyde Park CDC, in April, 2007