Frenchtown Gets Facelift

By: James Buechele - Email

Posted: Mon 11:58 PM, Sep 24, 2012

An initiative to brighten up portions of Frenchtown has residents learning about its rich history.

New banners touch on everything from schools, to houses and even the people that framed the section of the city.

"It brought back a lot of memories, a lot of fond memories," said former Frenchtown resident Dwan Kornegay.

Kornegay came to take a historic tour of the new banners on Monday. His grandfather, band leader Lawyer Smith, who played with the likes of Ray Charles is now displayed on Carolina Street.

For Kornegay, who grew up in the area, it's a special part of his and Frenchtown's past.

"I'm really proud to be from this area, be from Tallahassee and to have part of my culture. My family."

Althemese Barnes, executive director of the John. G. Riley Center and Museum helped make the attractions possible. She says it's a way to educate the public of where the town's been.

"Many people did not know that this history existed once in this community," said Barnes.

This is just one of a number of efforts trying to revitalize Frenchtown to make it once again a place where people live and do business.

"I think as we continue to clean up the area, clean out some of the vacant lots and bring in the, bring the history back that it's going to motivate people to you know come back into the area."

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