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Lot Vacancy <br /> A history of LaSalle Park Neighborhood lot vacancy shows how underlying f - <br /> geological and physical conditions and housing restrictions placed on Planning Area Boundary <br /> African Americans have had a significant influence on development r <br /> patterns. .' I. Contour Line 710 <br /> Less than 200 years ago the area was located within the historic - Contour Line 712 <br /> headwaters of the Grand Kankakee Marsh.Once drained,the poor soil <br /> conditions and high-water table left behind have continued to impact - Never Developed Lots <br /> portions of the neighborhood,particularly those south and east of Becks O 4 <br /> Lake where some properties have never been developed.The map to the j " Vacant Lots <br /> right depicts current occupancy of LaSalle Park neighborhood parcels. --,. <br /> Liynter green colors represent those parcels once developed but now <br /> Occupied Lots <br /> vacant,while dark green parcels represent parcels never developed.The p ',- _�.� r , 0blue contour line represents the 710'elevation.When aligned with property - Linden Avenue — <br /> lines,this elevation appears to represent a dividing line:properties at or <br /> above 7io feet have been developed.and properties below have not. i' , <br /> rril f <br /> • �` <br /> The other major development pattern are restrictions that impacted J � <br /> • <br /> historical settlement by African American population within South Bend. ow •r- \- , <br /> j IN <br /> First drawn by economic opportunities brought by rapid industrialization. I <br /> V - - , - Colfax Avenue - ' 1 <br /> families were often confined to specific neighborhoods due to racial . in c t ■ <br /> segregation and restrictive housing practices.Given the lack of other j <br /> options throughout the city,areas like LaSalle Park became a primary I �`.Sf <br /> residential area for the African American community. <br /> Washington Street <br /> Early residential development included the first attempts at dedicated 1� s C_� :. ""' y ''' i <br /> J__ �l�lY:% r- . <br /> public housing.Later,poor infrastructure and other challenged conditions. _ _ - f . 1 r lima ;',: --- <br /> including a public dump.led to a period of urban renewal where `�i D �' �, <br /> substandard housing was removed accompanied by relocation of families L ' Jefferson Boulevard rr� <br /> some finding new homes in the resulting development of modern public : ,'1S . l, •;? �, ; ' ' �� rw ; 1 W <br /> housing. ._- moo* c ii ; n . <br /> -- - Western Avenue . <br /> 18 L4=,11LLe Pori-PJcic.hbo hoo:i Pt...- N. tctt,aii„od ec,ri,-Lila <br />