urban renewal
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Lady Bird Johnson launched a series of beautification and urban renewal projects in Washington, a visual taste of the Great Society her husband hoped to bring about nationwide.
From Slate • May 18, 2026
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
It officially inaugurated the continent's largest dam last year and extensive urban renewal projects are underway in Addis Ababa and other major cities.
From Barron's • Jan. 10, 2026
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
