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Sonia Eaddy, center, with her husband, Curtis Eaddy Sr., left, gives a thumbs up as Mayor Brandon Scott, right, announces that their Poppleton home, slated for demolition more than two decades ago, will be saved. At a press conference in front of the nearby Sarah Ann alley houses, Mayor Scott and other city officials, joined by representatives of New York-based developer, La Cité, announced that in the next phase of redevelopment in Poppleton, the Eaddy’s house, at the corner of Sarah Ann and N. Carrollton Streets, will be preserved. At right, behind the Mayor, is Councilman John Bullock, who also supported the Eaddys’ fight against eminent domain. (Amy Davis/Amy Davis)
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Sonia Eaddy, at podium, with her husband, Curtis Eaddy Sr., left, is jubilant about her underdog fight against eminent domain, after Mayor Brandon Scott, behind the Eaddys, announced that their Poppleton home, slated for demolition more than two decades ago, will be saved. At the press conference in front of the nearby Sarah Ann alley houses, Mayor Scott and other city officials, joined by representatives of New York-based developer, La Cité, announced that in the next phase of redevelopment in Poppleton, the Eaddy’s house, at the corner of Sarah Ann and N. Carrollton Streets, will be preserved. Behind Sonia Eaddy are Councilman John Bullock, Poppleton resident Paulette Carroll and, at right, Kate Edwards, Deputy Commissioner of Development, DHCD. (Amy Davis/Amy Davis)
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Sonia Eaddy, back to camera, hugs Dan Blythewood Jr., president of the New York-based La Cité Development company, after Mayor Brandon Scott, right, announced that La Cité has changed course and will not demolish Eaddy’s house in the next phase of Poppleton redevelopment. (Amy Davis/Amy Davis)
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More than two decades after getting a demolition notice from the city of Baltimore, Sonia Eaddy has won the fight to save her home in Poppleton. At a press conference in front of the nearby Sarah Ann alley houses, Mayor Brandon Scott and Housing Commissioner Alice Kennedy announced that in the next phase of La Cité’s Center/West redevelopment, the Eaddys’ house, at the corner of Sarah Ann and N. Carrollton Streets, is no longer slated for demolition. (Amy Davis/Amy Davis)
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Sonia Eaddy, left, is joined by Alice Kennedy, Baltimore City Housing Commissioner, before a press conference in Poppleton to announce that Eaddy’s home will not be demolished in the next phase of La Cité’s redevelopment. Eaddy and her husband, Curtis Eaddy Sr., have been fighting to save their N. Carrollton rowhouse since receiving a demolition notice more than two decades ago. Kenndy acknowledged that the city now places more emphasis on collaboration and equitable neighborhood development than it did at the time the city issued the demolition notice. (Amy Davis/Amy Davis)
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Shelley Halstead, founder and executive director of Black Women Build, outside the Sarah Ann alley houses in Poppleton. It was announced at a press conference today that the non-profit Black Women Build - Baltimore will take over the redevelopment of the Sarah Ann alley homes, seen behind Halstead. Black Women Build - Baltimore is a home ownership and wealth building initiative that trains Black women in construction skills. (Amy Davis/Amy Davis)
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Baltimore City Councilman John T. Bullock rejoiced with Sonia Eaddy at a press conference today in Poppleton at which Mayor Brandon Scott and Housing Commissioner Alice Kennedy announced that Eaddy’s home will not be demolished in the next phase of the Center/West redevelopment by New York based-La Cité. Eaddy and her husband Curtis Eaddy Sr. have spent more than two decades battling the demolition notice they received for their three-story N. Carrollton rowhouse, and they have been outspoken about the displacement of many of their Poppleton neighbors. (Amy Davis/Amy Davis)
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Daniel Blythewood Jr., president of the New York-based La Cité Development company, attends the press conference held by Mayor Brandon Scott and other city officials, to announce that the Eaddy home will not be demolished in the next phase of La Cité redevelopment in Poppleton. (Amy Davis/Amy Davis)
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