Named after a family that lived and had businesses on that street for four generations,[2] the street became a flourishing business area after the imposition of legal segregation under Jim Crow.
[3] Sidney Dillon Redmond (1871–1948) reportedly owned some 300 rental homes in the Farish Street Neighborhood Historic District in Jackson.
[4] In 1915 the Farish Street neighborhood was well known as a progressive area in Jackson; and Farish Street was home to Trumpet Records, Ace Records, and Speir Phonograph Company.
[3] A plan to renovate shotgun style homes for low income housing was initiated during the 1990s.
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