Venable in Charlottesville, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Changes in Holt's Neighborhood
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 3, 2021
1. Changes in Holt's Neighborhood Marker
Inscription.
Changes in Holt's Neighborhood. . Though he owned his home, Holt still had to contend with society's prejudice and unfairness. In 1929 Charlottesville adopted its first zoning ordinance. The city forbade business and industry from encroaching on residential neighborhoods, but did not give Holt's neighborhood the same zoning protection that white neighborhoods received. Instead, the ordinance allowed commercial development in Holt's neighborhood. The City Laundry, Triangle Service Station, and Monticello Dairy soon moved next to Holt's property. In 1941 the Columbia Baking Company built an industrial bakery next door to Holt. Later, Bruton and Company took over the building for its beauty supply business. In 2003, the Legal Aid Justice Center renovated the structure as a new home for its civil legal services program.
Though he owned his home, Holt still had to contend with society's prejudice and unfairness. In 1929 Charlottesville adopted its first zoning ordinance. The city forbade business and industry from encroaching on residential neighborhoods, but did not give Holt's neighborhood the same zoning protection that white neighborhoods received. Instead, the ordinance allowed commercial development in Holt's neighborhood. The City Laundry, Triangle Service Station, and Monticello Dairy soon moved next to Holt's property. In 1941 the Columbia Baking Company built an industrial bakery next door to Holt. Later, Bruton & Company took over the building for its beauty supply business. In 2003, the Legal Aid Justice Center renovated the structure as a new home for its civil legal services program.
Erected by Legal Aid Justice Center. (Marker Number 8.)
Location. 38° 2.364′ N, 78° 29.504′ W. Marker is in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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It is in Venable. It is on Preston Avenue just south of Rosser Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1010 Preston Ave, Charlottesville VA 22903, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Central Virginia. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, 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, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Additional keywords. Zoning Law Inequities, segregation, Jim Crow era
Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 4, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 263 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on April 4, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
