The North Central Neighborhood is known as one of Columbia’s oldest, most resilient communities, its residents steadfast in their determination to protect their homes.
It hasn’t been an easy fight.
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Susan Maze puts hot packs in a neighborhood giving box on Saturday, April 22, 2023 at the North Central neighborhood in Columbia. Maze donates the hot packs so that people in need can use it during the exceptionally chilly spring.
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A lot sits abandoned next to Hickman High School on Saturday, April 22, 2023 in the North Central neighborhood of Columbia. The neighborhood had hoped to use it for the community, but there hasn’t been any luck so far.
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Susan Maze shows the shed she has been renovating for the past year on Saturday, April 22, 2023 at her home in the North Central neighborhood of Columbia. “Someone may be able to live here, at an affordable price,” Maze explained.
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