Hargraves Center

"If people from the Jackson Center ever had a question or even other neighbors would text me with questions, I was always really glad to help." - Dr. Whitney Robinson Rivers Dr. Whitney Robinson Rivers speaks about her experiences living in Northside, primarily relating to the topics of healthcare…

"You can’t have Hargraves without A.D. Clark Pool. And you can’t have A.D. Clark Pool without Hargraves. They’re just meshed together because it’s just a perfect match. - Kathy Atwater Kathy Atwater recounts her childhood visiting the Hargraves Community Center and the Adolphus D. Clark pool.…

Nate Davis: No, I had graduated from high school. I was living on Merritt Mill Road when I graduated high school. And after that, I really couldn’t decide what I wanted to do. [I] played sports in high school, was planning on playing sports in college, and I hurt my leg. I pulled my hamstring my…

Alexander Stephens: And where did you grow up exactly? Nate Davis: I grew up…it was called Lincoln Lane, it was not called Lincoln Lane, School Lane. School Lane and School Lane was off Church Street. As I matter of fact, I could sit on my front porch and look directly at Northside School. That…

Patricia Jackson: We always were proud to be able to, once they got to our church grounds, we were always eager to run them right down to Hargraves Center because that was our stomping grounds. That was where we had all of our fun and did all of our interactions socially with dances, the movies, and…