<p>In this first installment of the West End Stories Project, we spoke with local musician Nathaniel Leroy Davis about his memories of the West End. During our call, he discussed his family and childhood home, his memories of Union Terminal, race relations in Cincinnati, and his thoughts about recent neighborhood changes.</p>

In this first installment of the West End Stories Project, we spoke with local musician Nathaniel Leroy Davis about his memories of the West End. During our call, he discussed his family and childhood home, his memories of Union Terminal, race relations in Cincinnati, and his thoughts about recent neighborhood changes.

<p>In this first installment of the&nbsp;West End Stories Project, we&nbsp;spoke&nbsp;with&nbsp;local musician&nbsp;Nathaniel Leroy Davis&nbsp;about his memories of the West End.&nbsp;During our call, he discussed&nbsp;his family&nbsp;and childhood home,&nbsp;his&nbsp;memories of Union Terminal, race relations in Cincinnati, and&nbsp;his&nbsp;thoughts about recent neighborhood changes.</p>

Nathaniel Leroy Davis

The West End Stories Project captures the experiences of individuals who lived in Cincinnati's West End during the second half of the 20th century for urbanites today who want to know more about the neighborhood’s transformation. 

Cincinnati’s West End was once a vibrant community full of people, opportunities, and excitement. But due to urban renewal projects in the 1950s, the historic West End was largely razed for the creation of interstate I-75 and housing projects. This, combined with segregation, white flight, and redlining decimated this predominantly Black community, and the community still hasn’t recovered. Today, gentrification and other development projects are forcing many longtime residents out of the neighborhood again.  
 
If you or someone you know lived or spent a significant amount of time in the West End, please consider sharing your story. Contact Keloni Parks, host of the show and manager of the West End Branch, at 513-369-6900 or email westend@CHPL.org for more information.

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The West End Stories Project captures the experiences of individuals who lived in Cincinnati's West End during the second half of the 20th century for urbanites today who want to know more about the neighborhood’s transformation. Cincinnati’s West End was once a vibrant community full of people, opportunities, and excitement. But due to urban renewal projects in the 1950s, the historic West End was largely razed for the creation of interstate I-75 and housing projects. This, combined with segregation, white flight, and redlining decimated this predominantly Black community, and the community still hasn’t recovered. Today, gentrification and other development projects are forcing many longtime residents out of the neighborhood again. If you or someone you know lived or spent a significant amount of time in the West End, please consider sharing your story. Contact Keloni Parks, host of the show and manager of the West End Branch, at 513-369-6900 or email westend@CHPL.org for more information.

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