A St. Louis woman is doing all she can to stop the city from tearing down the house that has housed three generations of her family. Charlesetta Taylor, 79, has lived in her home for 70 years, and was a member of the first African-American family to live in her neighborhood, and now it and 49 others, may be bulldozed. This so the city can make way for a campus for the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Scroll down for video . Charlesetta Taylor (above), 79, may have her home of 70 years torn down by the city of St. Louis . Taylor (above in the 60s) was part of the first African-American family in the neighborhood . 'We celebrated everything in here, and there was always something going on,' she said (above in front of the home) 'We were the first African-American family I know on this block and several other blocks around us,' Taylor told ABC News about her three-story brick residence. 'It was 1945, and there was a restrictive covenant restricting where African-Americans could live. But, nonetheless, my father was successful in buying this house for our large family.' That may all go away though, now that the city needs to keep the NGA, and the 3,000 jobs it provides, in St. Louis. The company creates maps and satellite imagery that is used by the military for national security, among other things. And if residents are not willing to move, the city says it will resort to eminent domain to take their homes. That would not just mean the loss of Taylor's home, but more importantly the loss of a lifetime of memories. 'We celebrated everything in here, and there was always something going on,' she said. 'During Christmas, dozens of kids would be here: all my siblings, cousins and, later on, their children and children’s children.' Taylor is pictured here at age 9 (in the upper right corner) with her siblings . The city may also tear down 49 other homes in addition to Taylor's (above) to make sure the NGA does not leave the city, and take the 3,000 jobs it provides . Taylor also pointed out that many of the other people who could lose their residences are elderly, adding; 'Our homes are not for sale.' A Change.org petition has been started, and already there are over 90,000 signatures. Three other sites are being considered and a decision is expected in March 2016. As Taylor says in her petition; 'We’ve lived in this neighborhood for generations and do not want to move.'
Charlesetta Taylor, 79, may have her home of 70 years torn down by the city of St. Louis . This so the city can make way for a campus for the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency . The city may also tear down 49 other homes to make sure the NGA does not leave the city, and take the 3,000 jobs it provides . There are three other sites being looked at that would not displace as many people .