[CPEO-BIF] "Bringing back Bull's Head" neighborhood, Rochester, New York

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Bringing back Bull's Head 

By Tim Louis Macaluso
Rochester City Newspaper (NY)
August 2, 2017

Up until about the 1950's, the Bull's Head area was a thriving part of the southwest section of the city. Though it's still remembered fondly by many people, particularly in Rochester's African-American community, right now Bull's Head is scarred by vacant lots and abandoned buildings. It's often better known for the free public health clinic on West Main Street than for its large older homes and historic sites.

But more than 100 people joined Mayor Lovely Warren and other city officials at St. Mary's Campus recently for a meeting about the city's plans to try to revitalize Bull's Head. Warren, who opened the meeting, thanked residents and business owners for "sticking with the neighborhood." The road to improving the area has been a long one, she said; planning has been underway for about a decade.



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For the entire article, see
https://www.rochestercitynewspaper.com/rochester/bringing-back-bulls-head/Content?oid=3947906

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
P.O. Box 998, Mountain View, CA 94042
Voice/Fax: 650/961-8918 
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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