Name
Renaissance of King Drive: Main Street and BID Tools
Date & Time
Thursday, September 18, 2025, 8:45 AM - 11:45 AM
Price
$65.00
Description

Learn how the Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive neighborhood and Business Improvement District is being revitalized using The Main Street Approach™. Explore how this movement is contributing to the broader Bronzeville Renaissance—an ongoing cultural and economic revival celebrating the area’s Black heritage and creative legacy. See how forgotten spaces, like the former Schuster’s Department Store, are being transformed into vibrant community assets and how strategic murals can be powerful tools for neighborhood renewal. Discuss with community leaders strategies for turning roadblocks into opportunities and meaningful community empowerment and cultural preservation. Hear how advocates fought to preserve the Central City Plaza, designed by Wisconsin’s first registered Black architect, and drive by the 1974 Mount Carmel Missionary Baptist Church (also designed by Alonzo Robinson, Jr.), which received a National Trust grant to improve ADA accessibility and upgrade its systems. Moderate walking. Forum Members: $45 / Regular: $65

Session Type
Field Study