this year's filmore night market is a full circle moment in nicole flemmings eye's. >> it's bringing back families. it's bringing back our community. it's just bringing back the love and the unity that we all have and we need during these hard times right now. >> reporter: 90 years ago, the filmore known as the harlem of the west is a bustling hub for black san franciscans, famous for smooth jazz and good food. tonight, the christmas market is back. not only to build on that legacy, but to revive it. a harlem renaissance if you will. ♪ [ music ] ♪ >> that's what this is all about. it's creating that unity among each other. >> reporter: there's been a year's long push to restore the filmore, which is a hub of bustling black owned businesses. wilson says the boarded up shops and vacant lots paint a devastating image of the black culture that once populated her home. but events like the market are a powerful reminder of what could be. >> for americans to come back to the filmore. it's important to recognize this is the mecca, where you could come and look at every black business along i