the Hogan's Alley Working Group, an organization made up of 25 members of Vancouver's Black community who are invested in social justice and cultural representation. Further City plans include collaborating with the Working Group to create "long term leases" and a "land trust" with the Black community. Jimi Hendrix Shrine Though Jimi Hendrix lived in Seattle, he came to Vancouver frequently to visit his grandmother Nora Hendrix, a Hogan's Alley resident. The Jimi Hendrix Shrine was established in the 90s on the corner of Union and Main, in part of the building that once was Vie's Chicken and Steak House. The shrine celebrated the connection between the Hendrixes and Vancouver, featuring pieces of family history and memorabilia. It closed in 2015 when the building was bought for development purposes. Nora Hendrix namesakes The City of Vancouver announced in 2019 that they would name a new set of temporary modular housing units after Nora Hendrix. Nora Hendrix Place is located on Union Street and provides a number of different support services for people experiencing homelessness In 2021, the proposed naming of the "Nora Hendrix Way" was approved by the City of Vancouver as a tribute to the influential Hogan's Alley resident. The street, to be located between National and Atlantic avenues, is close to the Hogan's Alley church that Hendrix helped establish. Although Rosemary Brown does have a laneway named after her, this will be the first official Vancouver street to be named after a Black woman. The City's naming decision received some criticism from the Hogan's Alley Society for its lack of inclusion of and consultation with Vancouver's Black community during the naming process. Notable residents Barbara Howard: athlete and teacher. Barbara lived in the wider Strathcona area. Her participation in the 1938 British Empire Games marked her as the first Black woman to compete for Canada in an international sporting event. She was later hired by the Vancouver School Board as a teacher, becoming the first visible minority educator to work for the VSB. Ernie King: actor, musician (trombonist), and business-owner. Ernie ran the Hastings Street-based Harlem Nocturne, the only Black-owned nightclub in Vancouver. Leonard Gibson, Thelma Gibson-Towns, Chic Gibson, and Sy Gibson: artists, dancers, and performers. Leonard was an accomplished dancer/choreographer known for founding the Negro Workshop Dance Group. Leonard was an instrumental part of CBC Television's first musical variety TV show Bamboula, in which his sister Thelma