Both the Charles Young Park and its community center were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016. In 1930 the city of Lexington purchased the lot that would become the second public park to honor African Americans. The park was…

The African-American population in Lexington more than doubled between 1860 and 1870. This was due largely to recently freed people migrating from rural areas to more urban areas. In response to this influx, landowners and developers created urban…

Deweese Street, often called the “do as you please street”, was, by the late 1800s, the center of culture for the East End and the site of numerous prosperous African-American businesses. The Lyric Theater and Sterling Barbershop are two such…

As you begin your tour, please enjoy the Blue Grass Trust's recording of Frank X Walker reading his poem, "Ode to the East End." The poem is displayed as a mural on the side of the MET at 576 E. Third Street and functions as the beginning of this…