A Brief Look at the HCC
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What will you find at the HCC?
Four Unique Floors
The Crispus Attucks York History & Culture Center has four unique floors to the 19,000 square foot building. From Crispus Attucks history, interactive exhibits, an immersive experience, and a rooftop deck with more exhibits, there is a lot to take in. If you are wondering what you will experience at the HCC, we will help guide you through its rich history.
The first floor starts with CAY’s beginning in 1931 and travels through to the present day. The uncertain times in the 60s and lively times from 1979 and on are shown along with CAY’s leaders that helped to make this organization what it is today. The community’s faces line our walls as vintage records play from the cafe.
Be sure to visit the newspaper wall in the event room to see if you can recall familiar stories!
The second floor touches on the heavier topics of segregation and the race riots in York. Personal accounts are told from these tumultuous times throughout the exhibits and oral histories. The Civil Unrest Immersive Experience takes you back in time to the riots with images and recreated sound as Ed Weinstock reports on the events.
The York Charrette is introduced later when the community came together to try and solve their issues. In this section, there are two interactive walls asking you to write to the community and create your own protest sign; what would yours say?
The third floor carries a lighter tone as genealogy, revitalization, community, and the arts are explored. On this floor you will learn how many families traveled to York during the great migration and how CAY helped to restore buildings that are still in use today.
The music that brought this community together is displayed along with a collage of the CAY community and its different programs. Visit the genealogy bar to research your family history and uncover family secrets!
The rooftop ends your tour with way-finding maps of CAY’s history. This isn’t just a place to enjoy the view, it is also a place to learn. You will be able to see sections of the four-block campus and locate where certain events happened like the 1969 race riots.
Notable persons like entrepreneur William C. Goodridge and educator, Dr. Frederick Holliday are also exhibited with their accomplishments. Bring your coffee from the cafe to the rooftop and enjoy viewing where history lives today!
Many visitors have commented that you will see something different every time you stop by. There is a lot of information to take in and we will rotate the temporary exhibits seasonally so you really will see something different every time. Be sure to give yourself plenty of time to check everything out and come by again to see what’s new!
