Indianapolis Recorder, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 August 2002 — Page 20

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yard for months, said their son, Anthony Reynolds, of Indianapolis/and his wife, Lucy. Hearing about their troubles, a Fox Lake property owner, Emery H. Boyd, offered to buy the Reynolds’ old property and sell them a lot at Fox Lake. Lucy Reynolds said the gesture led the family, and others, to return to the lake year after year. “Ever since then, we have always felt safe here,” she said. “We’ve always felt welcomed. Things like that were happening all over the world, but this was our safe haven.” Fox Lake was developed specifically for African Americans in the 1930s, when such communities were rare. In the years between World War 1 and World War II, and for sometime thereafter, African Americans were generally not welcome to traditionally white resort communities. Fox Lake provided Black families with a place of their own where they could escape the heat of the cities and enjoy the pleasures of summertime activities. The historic district contains 32 relatively modest cottages, most

FOX LAKE Continued from Cl of which were constructed before World War II. Fox Lake was the first and only resort catering to Black families established in Indiana, and one of only a few in the Midwest. Similar resorts had been developed previously around lakes in Michigan, which offered numerous amusements and big-name entertainment. In 1924, a group of white businessmen purchased land along the southside of Fox Lake, and established the Fox Lake Land Co. that developed and then subdivided the land to sell to Black families. By the mid-1930s a dozen cottages had been built on randomly scattered lots, which were initially rented until all were sold within a few years. The original farmhouse on the property was converted into a small hotel, a barn was renovated into a restaurant and a dance hall,then a bathhouse and pier were constructed. None of those structures remain today. Word of mouth about the community spread by early property owners, who were anxious that the resort succeed and touted the joys of this tranquil oasis where African Americans were wel-

come. Other Black families began buying lots and constructing their own cottages and rental properties throughout the 1930s. Most Fox Lake vacationers came from Indianapolis, although many others came from Toledo, Detroit, Chicago and more distant cities, as well as smaller Indiana towns such as Marion and FortWayne Fox Lake was also a recreational destination for young African Americans who live within driving distance. They came to swim at the beach, dance and socialize. During World War II, Black troops stationed at Baer Field in Fort Wayne were invited to the resort during their free weekends. Numerous annual meetings of Black fraternal organizations, churches and alumni groups were also held at the resort. Today, Fox Lake is still a successful Black community. Its traditions are still maintained by many second and third generation owners, who occupy a large number of the .pottages. For additional information, contact Carl C. Wilson at 260-484-2339 or Joanne Flowers at area code 317-255-7733.

Wu members’ albums,” said Prodigal. “I wrote a few songs on UGod’s album. Gza featured us on ‘Beneath the Surface.’ Ghostface came out with ‘Supreme Clientele’ and we were on that one, too.” When it comes to the underground rap, Sunz of Man are definitely that. But that does not mean they are above doing other things. “I went into acting,” said Prodigal Sunn. “We did a little appearance on ‘Sex and the City.’ I’m featured in^n,independent movie called ‘George,’ too. It’s about how the $1 bill travels around the city, and all the hands it goes through, in one day. Also, I’m doing a film in

SUNZ OF MAN Continued from Cl Boston called, ‘Holla at Me.’ We were just trying to keep the name out there.” “With all that we’ve gone through,” added Hell Razah, “anyone else would have lost their wigs and just said, ‘Forget it!’ But we did this before the industry so it was already embedded in us. We were still doing this after all that. Red Ant went bankrupt because their situation was already set up to do that. They were Gasoline Alley and went bankrupt, then they were Red Ant/Alliance. They went bankrupt over there and then they were just Red Ant/Polygram and from Polygram to BMG. When we

started they had $100 million. “A1 Teller, who was the chairman of CBS, he was in partnership with Randy Phillips in assets. At the time we were on Wu-Tang/ Priority. “After that, when we got to Priority, we released one single, then Red Ant bought us out of our contract. We were just label hopping. Still on Red Ant, but we had like three different distributors. That’swhy we structured this deal with D3 in q better format. Being that we’ve been through a lot in this game we are able to appreciate the small things more,” Hell Razah said.

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