On the corner of 5th Avenue and 1st Street was Addie Berry's Day Care, the first African American licensed day care for working mothers in the Ridgeview community. The home of Ivey Wesley Dula, Sr. was also on this street; he was the first African American Deputy Sheriff in Catawba County. Other small businesses in the community included Watts Convenience Store, a candy store, a dry cleaners, and funeral homes.