Protesters rallied on East Broad Street Friday afternoon in response to the demolition of a historic neighborhood that is set to be replaced by a new parking deck. The protesters stood beside Wilkerson Street and Pottery Street where the student housing building, The Mark, will add on to its pre-existing property. The neighborhood, known as âPotterytown,â consists of single-family homes dating back more than 100 years. The majority of the homes have already been or will be torn down by student-housing development company Landmark Properties in order to add to the second phase of The Mark apartment building. The organizers of the event, Madeline Polits and Cooper Holmes, are residents of Athens and share a plot of land in the neighborhood. Both said they value the homes in the area and feel they are a form of expression of Athens history.