They beckon you into a world where elegance is the norm, and security wraps around you like a comforting blanket.

The neighborhood is named for one shining tenant:

The museum’s latest exhibition, brooklyn:

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In charlotte, the vibrant city life dances alongside hidden treasures waiting to be unearthed.

These gates don’t just demarcate boundaries;

Once a city within a city, highlights one of the largest black communities in charlotte and in the carolinas, according to staff historian willie griffin.

City within a city :

When development beginning in 1959, hidden valley was initially intended to house white middle class families.

Grier heights’ identity as a black community runs all the way back to the 1890s, when sam billings, a formerly enslaved man, bought 100 acres of land in the area — the first recorded time.

The proximity to uptown charlotte makes it perfect for those who want easy access to the city’s central business district without sacrificing a peaceful living environment.

The university of north carolina at charlotte.

“it explores the rise and demise of the brooklyn neighborhood,” griffin says.

While that is not the most accurate way to describe the neighborhood today, hidden valley’s recent past still hangs over the community.

Within these enclaves, perfection isn’t an aspiration;

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