ROBERT LANZER, CAROLINE MURRAY, JINEA ADAMS

THE WEST END/WEST FOURTH STREET

MAP OF WEST END (HISTORIC DISTRICT)

INTERVIEW #1: RESIDENT

• Bret, 28, Graduate Business Student at Wake Forest, Resident• Loved the collaboration between a youthful atmosphere and

a historic district• Moving well towards modernity• Wishes it were more “neighborhood-like”• “Sometimes, it genuinely feels like a big tourist attraction than

an actual community.”• Hanes Park is a huge plus• Could be more artsy: “Winston-Salem is very much an art

town, I’ve noticed, and the West End needs to embrace that a little more.”

• Homelessness is a minor problem in certain sections• Wishes to see more involvement in solving the problems of

the city from people on the West End, who have always been cordial and generous, for the most part

INTERVIEW #2: EMPLOYEE

• Rebecca, 38, Employee at Burke Street Pizza• Has lived and worked in the area on and off for over a decade• Seen lots of change in the past few years with the historical

district, reinvigorating it to become one of Winston-Salem’s biggest go-to places

• Farmer’s Market: “There’s a bar [City Beverage] that holds one from April until November, but I miss the long, street-length farmer’s market held all year round”

• Didn’t find as many problems with the area; relatively content with her living and working situation, and loves the area

• Great business area that could use some more color• Inclusion of Hanes Park makes the area “exceptional mixture

of recreational spaces and social attractions,” but would love to see more natural landscapes in the area

INTERVIEW 3: EMPLOYEE

• Early 30’s Female Employee at Awake Church• Working in West End for 7 years• Enjoys more laid back atmosphere than downtown• Has enjoyed changes with interesting shops moving into

area• Wishes there were less unused buildings and stores• Sees homelessness as an issue in area• Wishes there was a more accessible area or system for

recycling and making the area clean

INTERVIEW 4: EMPLOYEE AND LONG TIME PATRON OF AREA

• Mid 60’s employee of Brookstown Antiques and Consignment where he has frequented for 30+ years

• Enjoys the addition of stores and restaurants since first being in West End

• Would like to see more greenery in area• Would like less unused buildings but restored instead

of torn down• Also mentioned issue of homelessness• Would like area to be cleaner and fresher looking• Thinks with changes area could bring in more tourists

INSPIRATION FROM 90%

• Zabalean Waste Recycling• As city of Cairo grew problem of recycling and garbage

grew• Solution was to have women and girls, who generally are

required to stay at home, be taught to recover and recycle Materials

• Took a problem of garbage and turned it into solution for people to earn money

while helping community

ADAPTATION FROM TEXT TO WEST END PROBLEM

• Problem of homelessness and cleanliness• Use model of having normally excluded

population help community and better themselves• Having a center that takes in recycling from

community, uses an previously unused space, and employs and empowers homeless could solve many problems

INSPIRATION 2 FROM 90%

• Abalimi Bezekhaya “Farmers or Planters of the Home”• Cape Town Flats

community with high unemployment

• Taught to grow vegetables for survival then surplus

• Famers plant and cultivate common plants and vegetables which can be distributed out.

ADAPTATION FROM TEXT TO WEST END PROBLEM

• Residents of West End would like more greenery and also a larger farmers market• With a small to medium community garden could

add green to area• Region could also be worked by homeless• On weekends produce and other goods could be

sold at a community farmers market at the garden area