urban renewal
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The city never went through the aggressive urban renewal that gutted so many American historic areas, and retains a large collection of restored Victorian homes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026
Head of Lagos's urban renewal office Gbolahan Oki did not respond to AFP requests for comment but told journalists in December that residents had been warned.
From Barron's ● Jan. 16, 2026
New Haven was a good place to study urban history: Its midcentury leaders strived to make it a “model city,” and deployed more per capita urban renewal money than in any city in the country.
From Slate ● Sep. 21, 2025
As one of the oldest neighborhoods in Los Angeles, it has shape-shifted over the last 140 years under the forces of urban renewal and gentrification, as well as the unjust wartime incarceration of its residents.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2024
Greenberg, who already owned a similar number of houses in the section, was expanding his holdings to exploit the housing crunch caused by urban renewal.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
