The NCC/Charles H. Este Cultural Centre (formerly Negro Community Centre) was founded in 1928 and housed on the corner of Coursol Street and Canning between 1955 and 1989. The centre was abandoned after a wall collapsed in 1987 and the cost of restoring the building outpaced the community’s fundraising capacity. In 2007, they received a municipal grant to renovate and re-open the centre in this location, but no clear signs of renewed life yet.
West side of the building, which dates to around the 1890s and was formerly known as the Iverley Community Centre.
Photo taken March 17th 2009
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Cette église construite en 1890 et qui fut lourdement endommagé lors d’un incendie le jour de Noël 1915 sera bientôt rénovée, mais pas par le «negro community center».
please dont give up on the building i could see hope in the historic building
if we get some money from the city keep your head up best wishes n luck reggie
Quelqu’un sait-il ce qu’il en est de la rénovation? Je suis étudiant en urbanisme et j’aimerais peut-être consacrer un dossier à la rénovation de ce bâtiment qui n’a pas l’air d’avancer beaucoup.
Hi Clement,
Please let me know how you would like to be involved.