Martin Luther King in Lexington in Fayette County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Deweese (Dewees) St. Neighborhood
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African American Business District

Deweese (Dewees) St. Neighborhood Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 27, 2021

1. Deweese (Dewees) St. Neighborhood Marker

Inscription.
Deweese (Dewees) St. Neighborhood Segregation limited the housing options of African Americans. Redlining and discriminatory real estate policies forced black Lexingtonians to live in "shotgun" houses built close together. By the late 19th century, this street was mainly an African American residential and business district.

African American Business District Opened in December 1948, the Lyric Theater anchored this business and entertainment district for decades. The Derby Sandwich Shop, Domestic Life and Accident Insurance Co., Club Hurricane, and Sterling Barbershop were among the many African American businesses in the community.
Presented by the Urban League of Lexington-Fayette County
and the Lexington Convention and Visitors Bureau.

Erected 2018 by Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 2562.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Entertainment • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list.

Location. 38° 2.791′ N, 84°

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29.362′ W. Marker is in Lexington, Kentucky, in Fayette County. It is in Martin Luther King. It is at the intersection of Elm Tree Lane and East Third Street, on the right when traveling south on Elm Tree Lane. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lexington KY 40508, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s Bluegrass Region.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Old Episcopal Burying Ground / Burials in the Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); UK Healthcare (within shouting distance of this marker); Colonel George Nicholas (within shouting distance of this marker); Mammoth Insurance Co. / Polk's Infirmary (approx. 0.2 miles away); Living Faith (approx. ¼ mile away); Central Christian Church (approx. ¼ mile away); Site of Masons Hall (approx. ¼ mile away); Birthplace of Grand Lodge of Kentucky, Free and Accepted Masons (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lexington.

African American Business District Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 27, 2021

2. African American Business District Marker

Deweese (Dewees) St. Neighborhood / African American Business District Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 27, 2021

3. Deweese (Dewees) St. Neighborhood / African American Business District Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 30, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 949 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 30, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

Deweese (Dewees) St. Neighborhood⎯⎯⎯African American Business District

Deweese (Dewees) St. Neighborhood
⎯⎯⎯
African American Business District