(This story has been updated to correct the spelling of Gainesville City Commissioner James Ingle’s last name.)
Buildings throughout the historic Northwest Fifth Avenue/Pleasant Street neighborhoods have gone from housing Black-owned businesses to housing homes and businesses that are not owned by Black folks, and some are just vacant lots.
Formerly the home of Geechies pool hall and Ricardo George’s Florida Style Barbecue, the building at 603 NW Sixth St. is now home to Pleasant Street Pizza Pub, and what was formerly Fletcher’s Lounge is now Sweetberries Eatery and Frozen Custard at 619 NW Fifth Ave…