Summit Terrace, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Following the State Capitol Complex expansion into—and demolishing of—the Old Eighth Ward, then continuing with redlining practices in place in the 20th Century, Summit Terrace became a popular area for middle-class and professional blacks to purchase homes.^[2] In the 1980s following economic decline in the City, the Summit Terrace neighborhood was described as one of the best examples of city resurgence, which utilized a public-private partnership with the City and strong community action through the 1984 founding of the Summit Terrace Neighborhood Association non-profit by Ruth Curtis. This Association arranged with the city for a park construction, infrastructure upgrades, and coordination of owner-occupied rehabilitation and vacant property rehabilitation assistance programs. This earned the Association an All America City Partnership Award in 1985 and a Heritage Award from the City of Harrisburg in 1986.^[3]