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Committee grants permanent historic designation to Central City Plaza; community and descendants push to preserve Black‑owned commercial landmark
Summary
The Zoning & Development Committee approved permanent historic designation for Central City Plaza, a three‑building new‑formalism commercial complex at Sixth and Walnut that preservationists and descendants say was built, operated and funded by Black entrepreneurs during the urban‑renewal era.
The Zoning & Development Committee voted to grant permanent historic designation to Central City Plaza, the three‑building shopping complex at Sixth and Walnut that community members and preservationists described as a rare Black‑owned, Black‑designed commercial development born from the urban‑renewal era.
Tim Askin of the Milwaukee Historic Preservation Commission summarized the nomination and the neighborhood’s history, emphasizing the plaza’s new‑formalism architectural style, the complex’s layout and its role as an intentionally Black‑owned and Black‑operated commercial center after…
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