Friday afternoon will mark the grand opening of the William Grose Center for Cultural Innovation, a hub for entrepreneurs, creative endeavors, community, education and the sharing of resources in Seattle’s Central District neighborhood.
The center is the realization of a vision to support the historically Black neighborhood, providing opportunities for residents who haven’t had the chance to equitably participate in the region’s booming tech economy. It’s located in the historic Fire Station 6, home to the city’s first Black firefighters, and its namesake was a prominent Seattle pioneer and Black businessman who helped establish the Central District more than a century ago.
But for K. Wyking Garrett, the William Grose Center is more of a milestone than a final destination.
“It’s still the tip of the iceberg,” said Garrett. “What is to come even excites us more than where we’re at.”
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