Memorializing Center Street, a beloved Black-owned business district and neighborhood in Des Moines

DES MOINES, Iowa – Center Street in Des Moines is now home to the Oakridge Apartments, UnityPoint Des Moines’ Methodist Medical Center, and more. However, in the mid-1900s, the street looked completely different and had a more significant meaning to the metro area’s Black community. Prior to…

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