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Gwen Carter-Adamson doesn’t remember everything from 1965. She was 13 years old and finishing eighth grade at Our Lady of Consolation off of Statesville Road. But there are two memories she vividly recalls. One, she was living the teenage dream, throwing pajama parties surrounded by friends and neighbors on Platinum Hill in the McCrorey Heights neighborhood of Charlotte. At 643 Fairfield St., Carter-Adamson was carefree and content. The second memory: all of that would change because a highway was being built straight through her house. Here’s Gwen and her mother, Esther Carter-Buie, talking about their experience being displaced by highways. 🔗 Read the story from Desiree Mathurin at the link in bio. 📹: Khadejeh Nikouyeh
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