Around 25 Bloomington residents clad in Halloween costumes gathered along the B-Line Trail Saturday afternoon to protest the demolition of Seminary Pointe, scheduled to begin Nov. 4, 2026.
The rally began at 3 p.m., and organizers arranged tables of beverages, food and information pamphlets for attendees and interested passersby on the B-Line Trail. Signs leaned against tables and trees, displaying messages like “Market rate is not affordable” and “Homes not hotels.” One attendee wearing a skunk costume held a sign that read “This plan stinks.”
Bloomington Homes For All organized the protest. BH4A is a local chapter of Homes For All — a campaign launched in 2013 by the national advocacy organization Right to the City, which fights for tenant rights and rent price control.
BH4A member Amber Corr said the organization originated with a few tenants in Seminary Pointe who were Right to the City Alliance members and fought to keep utilities up to maintenance. Formal organization and advocates were onboarded to resist the site’s demolition after tenants received notice that their Seminary Pointe leases would not renew beyond July 2026.
Seminary Pointe is located at 432 S. College Ave., s...