Goodson, Juanita
Biographical notes:
Little is known about Juanita Goodson except that she was dedicated to improve what she saw as the deterioration of the 1500-1700 blocks of Newfield Lane, Austin, TX after MoPac (State Highway Loop No. 1) was built in 1970s. She purchased her home at 1507 Newfield Lane in the early 1950s and was upset that the neighborhood had become "run down with sanitary problems, maintenance problems, communes, youth hostels and a lack of family neighborhood atmosphere." In the late 1970s she embarked on a letter writing campaign to both the City of Austin and the State Department of Highways and Public Transportation to try to improve the conditions in the neighborhood.
From the guide to the Juanita S. Goodson Papers AR. 2006. 042., 1978-1985, 1978-1979, (Austin History Center, Austin Public Library, )
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