Juanita S. Goodson Papers 1978-1985 1978-1979

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Juanita S. Goodson Papers 1978-1985 1978-1979

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The collection documents Juanita Goodson's determination to improve the living conditions of the 1500-1700 blocks of Newfield Lane in Austin, TX.

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Austin History Center , Austin Public Library, 810 Guadalupe Street, Austin, Texas, 78701.

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Austin (Tex.). Urban Transportation Dept.

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Austin (Tex.). Mayor's Office.

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Goodson, Juanita

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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 l...

Texas. State Department of Highways and Public Transportation

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The 35th Legislature, House Bill 2, created the Texas State Highway Department in 1917 to aid counties in the construction and maintenance of state highways and to provide for state motor vehicle registration. In 1924 the department assumed active control from the counties for the maintenance and construction of highways. In 1969 the legislature created the Texas Mass Transportation Commission, which was merged with the Highway Department in 1975 to create the State Department of Hi...