‘I Love the Nickel’ block party returns to Houston’s 5th Ward
In honor of Elnora White and Louis White Grocery, Urban Healing HTX held a block party in Fifth Ward to celebrate its history as the oldest community in Houston.
Louis White Grocery is now a designated historical landmark with the city of Houston, and is eligible for the national register list through the state of Texas.
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No longer serving the community as a grocery store, the now vacant building will be restored by Urban Healing HTX as a space for local nonprofits to operate during the week, and as an event venue on the weekends.
On Saturday, the 1600 block of Benson St. was covered with Houston’s finest chalk art alongside food trucks with No Limit Trucks of Texas.
In a field across the street from the historic grocery store, community vendors were allowed to showcase their products to attendees.
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Bayou Beat News was one of the proud sponsors of the free event, which also had plenty of activities for the kids, including a bubble and drone station, two life-size dinosaurs and an under-the sea mermaid. In the spirit of Halloween, many wore costumes and candy was handed out to children.
For entertainment, performances included Mexican and Brazilian dancers, a Michael Jackson impersonator, DJ K-Tron and saxophonist Brent Nabors. Artist Paperbag also painted a live mural paying tribute to Elnora White and Louis White Grocery.
