It’s an area rich with history and culture — and one where community needs have largely been ignored until recent years.
We’re talking about Las Vegas’ Historic Westside, which has been the target of a revitalization effort since 2016.
The master plan known as the HUNDRED Plan (short for Historic Urban Neighborhood Redevelopment Plan) is now well underway in the community. It sits in Ward 5, so Councilman Cedric Crear has spearheaded a lot of the plan.
When asked why it’s taken so long to develop, he said this:
“Well, you can speculate on a lot of reasons why we haven’t had that development, but our time is now, and I’d rather focus on where we are now moving forward.”
As far as moving forward, a lot has been tackled so far.
At James Gay Park, for example, it’s hard to miss the two shipping containers sitting on the property.
Inside, Ron Voight and Tom Blount of Agricology Solution Services have grown food to give to the community for free.
Blount says they can produce 80 pounds of food every couple of weeks. Collard greens are the most popular and make up about 60 percent of the crop.