University Circle Inc.
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Organization created in 1957 as the University Circle Development Foundation to oversee and coordinate development of the University Circle area of Cleveland, Ohio. Becoming University Circle, Incorporated in 1970, it operated under a 20-year master development plan to preserve the physical environment and reinforce the commitment of members to the area. UCI, Inc. serves as a "land bank" for its members, purchasing, leasing and maintaining properties, and reselling land to members to further their development and promote common purposes. UCI, Inc. also acts as a land use and development consultant, initiating and overseeing construction and assisting environmental and historic preservation projects. It maintains parking facilities, a bus service, and a private security service for the area. It has also entered into urban revitalization projects and cultural, educational, and medical programs in order to strengthen and stimulate relationships with the surrounding communities, particularly the Hough and Fairfax areas. Neil J. Carothers served as UCI's first president, followed by Joseph Pigott, Oliver Brooks, Murray Davidson, and others.
From the description of University Circle, Incorporated records, 1956-1979. (Rhinelander District Library). WorldCat record id: 23163814
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- Associations, institutions, etc.
- City planning
- Community development, Urban
- Cultural parks
- Housing
- Land use, Urban
- Planned unit development
- Police, Private
- Real estate development
- Real estate management
- Urban renewal
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- Fairfax (Cleveland, Ohio) (as recorded)
- Ohio--Cleveland (as recorded)
- University Circle (Cleveland, Ohio) (as recorded)
- Hough (Cleveland, Ohio) (as recorded)
