urban renewal
Example Sentences
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When urban renewal bulldozed those communities, the benefits vanished.
She’ll sublimate her own romantic heartache in urban renewal and other good works.
From Los Angeles Times
Then, roughly 15,000 units of single-room occupancy hotels on Skid Row were demolished as part of a national “urban renewal” movement, severely restricting shelter options for the poorest of the poor.
From Los Angeles Times
“The quintessential historic preservation threat of the 20th century was symbolized by the bulldozer demolishing individual historic structures or communities for urban renewal,” Bernstein said.
From Los Angeles Times
By many accounts, they helped spark an urban renewal.
From Los Angeles Times
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