An Englewood businessman is using flowers to build community. CBS 2's Ryan Baker met a South Side business owner whose mission in life is helping young people blossom.
At first glance, one would never guess what's inside a modest building at 62nd and Morgan, but if they come inside, they can smell the flowers and enjoy.
"We're growing beautiful flowers here in Englewood," said Quilen Blackwell, co-founder of Chicago Eco House/Southside Blooms. That's right, in Englewood, where roses grow from the concrete at Southside Blooms.
Baker: "This is the inner city. A lot of people wouldn't think this is fertile ground to build a blooming, pun intended, flower business." Blackwell: "Right. It's like Derrick Rose. People didn't necessarily think you could get a player of his caliber out of a community like this, then he goes on to become a great MVP, and that's really a nice little metaphor for what we're trying to do here."
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