deCleyre Co-op

An activist incubator, resource center, zine library, safe space, housing co-op. Founded in 1998 as a continuation of Douglass House with an intention to have something more permanent. Many of the residents were young adults, teens and students. Often referred to simply as “deCleyre” it hosted hundreds of traveling activists, student groups, and several conferences.



Photos

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Welcome to deCleyre

Doug and Andrea

On the porch: Andrea, Fairy, Denny, Phil and Joseph

On the porch: Denny, Chuck and Abe

Harry and Andrea

Andrea

On the porch

On the porch

Louisiana Iris in one of the garden ponds

Bulk food in the dining room

Folk in the deCleyre hallway

Denny

Talula!

One of the many garden beds

Amanda Huron, band and deCleyre folk

deCleyre under a rare Memphis snow

Porch Gathering

JB and Andrea

Erin

Top: Buggey in the kitchen, Bottom: Julie and Denny in garden

Garden Photos

Around our gardens

One of the many garden beds

Louisiana Iris in one of the garden ponds

The front garden

View of garden from the roof

Casey in the Garden

Andrea in the garden

Andrea and JB

Julie and Denny in the garden

JB and Andrea's mom in the garden

Trillium, one of our native flowers

Arum in one of the ponds

Coreopsis

Spiderwort

Wild Geranium

Columbine

Welcome to deCleyre

deCleyre peeps out and about

Anthony and Doug

Kim, Doug, Julie, Denny

JB in TN

Harry, Andrea, Taco

Kim, Doug, Julie, Denny

Doug and April

JB and Karl

Radical Cheerleaders at the Shell

Radical Cheerleaders at the Shell

Andrea

Andrea, Amanda and other FNB folks

Andrea

Andrea and Brian

Potlucks

Sushi Potluck!

Sushi Potluck

Sushi Potluck

Sushi Potluck

Sushi Potluck

Sushi Potluck

Sushi Potluck

Sushi Potluck

Sushi Potluck

Sushi Potluck

Sushi Potluck

Sushi Potluck

Sushi Potluck

Sushi Potluck

Sushi Potluck

Sushi Potluck

Sushi Potluck

Sushi Potluck

Sushi Potluck

Sushi Potluck

Sushi Potluck

Sushi Potluck

Sushi Potluck

Sushi Potluck

Sushi Potluck

Sushi Potluck

Denny's going away party

Denny's going away party

Denny's going away party

Denny's going away party

Denny's going away party

Denny's going away party

Denny's going away party

Denny's going away party

Denny's going away party

Denny's going away party

Denny's going away party

Denny's going away party

Denny's going away party

Denny's going away party

Denny's going away party

Denny's going away party

Denny's going away party

Denny's going away party

Denny's going away party

Mary Burns - Rest in Peace ❤️

Denny's going away party

Denny's going away party

Denny's going away party

Project Photos

Wood stove installation!

Installing chimney pipe

Installing chimney pipe

Installing chimney pipe

Installing chimney pipe

Installing chimney pipe

Installing chimney pipe

Installing chimney pipe

Installing chimney pipe

Installing chimney pipe

Installing chimney pipe

Installing chimney pipe

Installing chimney pipe

Installing tiles

Installing tiles

Cutting tiles

Fitting he elbow

Almost there

Almost there

Fitting it together

Fitting the elbow

Fire it up!

Getting the fire going

First fire

Casey admiring the first fire

First fire

Finished

Cozy wood stove!