Our Story
With a start in fighting against eminent domain and predatory policies - We’ve continued to push for Community members to be centered in redevelopment and preservation plans.
Focused on historic preservation, community development, and cultural enrichment, PNCA seeks to honor the past while shaping a brighter future for generations to come.
Poppleton Now Community Association
“We’re not doing this to be seen, we’re doing this to be heard.”
-Sonia Eaddy, President, PNCA
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“Ten residents worked with the city planner to create an alternative vision for the neighborhood that preserved its architectural character and prioritized the needs of the community. The plan included an expanded public park, a job training center for local residents, space for locally-owned small businesses, a grocery store, an early childhood learning center, the preservation of historic homes, and the creation of townhomes that would be affordable for local residents.”
“Poppleton, a predominantly Black neighborhood just west of Martin Luther King Boulevard, has long suffered from blight, and city leaders began working on a redevelopment plan more than two decades ago.”
“Baltimore’s housing market has historically reflected the segregation and racism woven into the city’s past and present... “In the inner city, not just Poppleton…in Black neighborhoods, property values weren’t anything at that time,” Eaddy said.”
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The last of the long time residents are looking to make a stand against gentrification, which has been pushing them out of their own neighborhood for years.
Old West Baltimore was one of several of America's most vibrant Black communities that were irreparably disrupted and damaged by 20th century federal highway projects.