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Image credit: courtesy of Photoville

Elias Williams, A Place Where the Dream Lives

November 2, 2022 to March 30, 2023
Roy Wilkins Recreation Center, Queens

Please note: This is a past exhibit that is no longer installed in the park.

Description:

Photographer Elias Williams spent the first 15 years of his life in and around St. Albans, the southeast Queens enclave that would become the primary subject of his long-term project celebrating the nuances of Black homeownership in the midst of economic hardship and preserving the identity of one of New York City’s historically Black communities. The predominantly African American and Caribbean American working-and middle-class neighborhood is known by locals for its pride, strength, and unity. The housing crisis struck heavily in St. Albans and transformed the community into an epicenter of mortgage fraud. In 2007, Black communities throughout New York City were targeted by banks with predatory loans nearly seven times as high as loans in affected white communities. While the effects of the housing crisis still linger, the soul of this community persists.

This exhibition is presented by Photoville and National Geographic.