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Seattle (Wash.). Urban Renewal Program (6)

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Established in 1959 with federal funds to eradicate urban "blighted areas" in the city; administered by the executive department until it was transferred to the Department of Community Development in 1969.

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Denver Urban Renewal Authority (4)

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Established 1958, superceding an earlier Urban Renewal Advisory Commission (begun 1955, under the Dept. of Public Works). Primary responsibility is to develop and implement programs of improvement for blighted areas through conservation, rehabilitation, and/or redevelopment.

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Seattle Urban Renewal Enterprise (Seattle, Wash.) (5)

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The Washington State Legislature adopted what was known as the Urban Renewal Law in 1957. Shortly afterwards, Seattle City Council adopted ordinance declaring that "blighted areas" existed in the City of Seattle, as defined by the State law. In 1958 the Mayor announced the appointment of Talbot Wegg as Urban Renewal Coordinator for the City of Seattle. The first Citizens' Advisory Committee on Urban Renewal met in 1958. By August the group was known as the Seattle Urban Renewal E...

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Fargo Urban Renewal Agency (3)

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San Francisco Planning and Urban Renewal Association (3)

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The San Francisco Housing Association became the San Francisco Planning and Housing Association, and then the San Francisco Planning and Urban Renewal Association (SPUR). It is now the San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association.

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Austin (Tex.). Urban Renewal Agency. (2)

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Bunker Hill Urban Renewal Project (2)

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The Bunker Hill Redevelopment Project began in 1955 when the city of Los Angeles decided to modernize the downtown area by building skyscrapers and giving it a more sophisticated look. Spearheaded by the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Los Angeles, California, and its principal downtown planner, Yukio Kawaratani, Bunker Hill was transformed and eventually became synonymous with downtown L.A. Its long-standing history can be separated into seven distinct periods: I. "The Rise of...

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Las Cruces Urban Renewal Agency. (2)

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Urban renewal projects became common in U.S. cities after World War II. In 1968 Las Cruces began its own urban renewal project. The project called for closing streets and clearing buildings in the downtown area to build a large pedestrian mall, which was meant to compete favorably with indoor malls. The city also sought to revitalize business and beautify the downtown area. The new pedestrian mall was completed in 1974. It has suffered from a lack of activity, with several of its businesses n...

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Urban Renewal. (1)

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Baltimore (Md.). Urban Renewal and Housing Agency (2)

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