"It is critical for us to preserve this (structure)," vice chair Awais Azhar said. "We do want to have a viability for doing other things on the site and utilizing things that can benefit the community, but also essentially preserve the structure itself and the historical significance it has within the fabric of that intersection."
"This building does represent a significant intersection that would be the cornerstone of being able to revitalize the East 12th Street corridor and specifically draw attention to the history and significance of the African American community in East Austin," said Travis Holler, a board member of Preservation Austin.
"I implore the Planning Commission as well as other relevant city officials and departments to look very closely at the cultural, racial and historic ramification of the intentions, goals and message of destroying this property," resident Nailah Akinyémi-Sankofa said.
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