The Rise and Fall of the 'Harlem of the West'

<p>If you were walking down San Francisco’s Fillmore Street in the 1950s, chances are you might run into Billie Holiday stepping out of a restaurant. Or Ella Fitzgerald trying on hats. Or Thelonious Monk smoking a cigarette. In this episode, originally aired in 2020, reporter Bianca Taylor explores the rise of the Fillmore as a cultural center for jazz, and the "urban renewal" that ultimately changed the identity of the neighborhood, and forced out many of its residents.</p><p>Additional Reading:</p> How ‘Urban Renewal’ Decimated the Fillmore District, and Took Jazz With It Read a transcript of this e...