![]() ![]() “If they take this away, what are we going to have?” said Geraldine “Gerry” Brown, resident of nearly four decades, sitting on the center steps below sealed doors. history may lose its symbol.įor now residents crowded the shade outside, hosting this Community Day under late-August heat. Residents, architects and onlookers alike ponder what value today’s generations place in community centers, libraries and similar public spaces - if this pocket of significant U.S. Members host meetings, share information and advocate to state and local officials, while another question positions itself at the frontlines. “La Mott Citizens United” emerged to preserve the center. For many, it's leaving a staple of neighborhood identity, generations of memory and national history at risk. ![]() Residents listen as local officials debate whether the center will be deemed worth the costs of renovation. Dark mold meets crumbling walls, rusted piping and dilapidated boilers. But the future has fallen into question.įailing infrastructure closed La Mott Community Center in October 2021. Cue bridal showers, birthday parties, Girl Scout meetings, dance classes, summer camps, library collections and senior bingo. This corner of Willow and Sycamore avenues has heard school bells, wedding bells and the drumming of basketballs. La Mott residents have gathered here for decades. A community center filled the same building by 1941, anchoring a middle-class, predominately African American neighborhood. Robert Bell/Rochester Democrat and ChronicleĪ school came in 1879. La Mott Community Day featured events for adults and children of all ages. ![]()
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