How decaying buildings became the symbol of broken promises in one Birmingham community

Frustrated Birmingham residents say an abandoned building in the center of their community stands as a deteriorating monument to years of unkept promises to their neighborhood.

Residents of Elyton Village, a public housing community just west of downtown, said their pleas for revitalization remain ignored by housing authority leaders.

“They just come saying the same things,” said Willine Body, longtime president of the Elyton Village residents’ council…

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