Tank Town: An Oral History of Crestdale

An oral history of Tank Town (in Matthews, N.C.), one of Charlotte's oldest African-American communities, as told by descendants of the neighborhood's founders.
This video is part of the Crestdale Project made possible by Crossroads Charlotte, Charlotte Mecklenburg Community Foundation and the Arts & Science Council.
Filmed and edited by Wonderworld Film + Video

[@JellojedtheRed]

Hey I went to Crestdale

[@lindasims4573]

Amazing history! So well deserve...?

[@peggyflowe1427]

I love this. I went to JH GUNN SCHOOL. we looked forward to the Crestdale seventh grade newcomers each year. Made lots of friends from Matthews. I was Peggy Moore during those years.

[@harveyboyd3290]

Thanks to all my old friends. I went away, but I came back to the same spot I live in the same house. I grew up in 70 some years ago. I remember JH gun I remember Matthew’s colored school. I remember where Charlotte high school I went around the world and came back to the same spot. I’m so blessed to see you to hear you Every now and then I see your children. I see all of the things that I left, but I’m back. God has been good to me. I hope and I know he’s been good to you. Most of my memories the best memories of the world, but it’s good to be back, stop by and see me sometime. I live in the same house come by and say hello to all of my friends from Crestdale or better known as Tank town those of you who are still around say hello thank you for just being hello yes ma’am OK OK thank you 0:10

[@michaelking8032]

Wonderful documentary!

[@realdeal618]

This is Crestdale (formerly Tank My Old Home Town. Thank you Harvey, the City of Matthews and the Arts & Science Council, Charlotte-Mecklenburg