"They started with the Eggleston Hotel back in the 1930s to the 1950s on Second and Leigh," Sherita McGowan said. "And from there that was the grandfather of the original owner of Croaker Spot."
The center, at 3000 E. Belt Boulevard in the 8th District, appeared to be the epitome of community for Black and Hispanic people who live nearby. But a city that touts its bona fides as a just and equitable place is using tactics from the old playbook of environmental racism and political exclusion.