"A group strives to save Brooklyn, America's oldest Black town, from railway expansion and decay. They plan redevelopment and hope to add Brooklyn to the National Register of Historic Places. "Is it significant? Yes. Is it historical? Yes. Is it neglected? Yes. So, these things should be saved, not paved over and forgotten like so many other significant events in African American history.""
"Another article details the sale of Marketplace Shopping Center in Fairview Heights, set for auction amid redevelopment plans. Meanwhile, a developer in Fairview Heights alters a business plan, responding to neighbors' complaints, reducing initially proposed gas stations and adding dining options. These actions reflect shifting commercial strategies and community influence on redevelopment decisions in Fairview Heights as investors and residents negotiate uses for retail and service properties."
Metro-East faces competing pressures between historic preservation and modern redevelopment. Community members and preservationists seek to save Brooklyn, America's oldest Black town, from railway expansion and decay and pursue listing on the National Register of Historic Places. Fairview Heights experiences commercial turnover as the Marketplace Shopping Center is sold and headed to auction amid redevelopment planning. A developer in Fairview Heights revised a proposal after neighbor complaints, reducing planned gas stations and introducing dining options. Regional infrastructure work will cause interstate lane closures through summer 2026, while a local copper plant launches a $500 million expansion with state incentives.
Read at Belleville News-Democrat
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