Truxton Circle

Some neighborhoods were destined for greatness. Truxton Circle was not.

With what can be best described as humble beginnings, this neighborhood is named after a traffic circle. After numerous traffic jams and car accidents, the City decided to destroy the circle in 1947. Unfortunately, the disappearance of the circle led to a near disappearance of the neighborhood. It was often lumped in with Shaw, mistaken for Eckington, and had no identity of its own. Many of its residents abandoned the neighborhood too; while Truxton Circle had a population of over 8,200 in 1940, by 2010 there were only 3,028 residents. So come on, let’s give Truxton Circle an identity again.