After renovation, sunlight streams into Gaston Community Center again
The central feature of the $4 million renovation of Gaston Community Center is the restoration of the windows that have been boarded up since 1974. (Bill Dries/The Daily Memphian)
The windows surrounding three sides of the city’s first and oldest community center were boarded up nearly 50 years ago. The $4 million renovation formally opened Wednesday, June 21, bringing natural light back to the gym, while adding other uses to the center.
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Bill Dries covers city and county government and politics. He is a native Memphian and has been a reporter for more than 40 years.
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