Articles related to "Urban Renewal"

Interstate highways and urban renewal programs often destroyed inner city housing units which inadvertently segregated urban neighborhoods throughout the country.

After WWI, black urbanization was often met with intense violence, leaving blacks isolated and segregated in the hopelessness of a ghetto existence.

Legislations encouraging urban renewal and enhanced mobility significantly improved the living conditions in American cities, but also deconstructed many urban areas.

FDR believed the government should promote paternalistic housing policies to provide for those devastated by the Depression, but there were unintended consequences.

Afghanistan is a country torn apart by war. Undeterred, the Aga Khan Trust for Culture is quietly rebuilding the country's urban landscapes and restoring hope

The Fair Deal of President Truman was a comprehensive collection of domestic liberal policies that strengthened some New Deal programs and attempted to go further.

With the goal of enhancing quality of life and balancing economic, environmental and social factors, Saint Paul, Minnesota, is revitalizing its urban landscape.

In an era with economic uncertainty and a middle-class that drifts further from the comfort of the middle each day, urban living is stepping firmer into its niche.

Part two about urban sustainability, featuring honoured speaker Majora Carter. She discusses the start of the Waterfront Greening Project and her work with SSBx.

Instead of using overused historical landmarks as backdrops, consider these photo shoot locations in LA that provide plenty of room for creativity.

How did one of the most formidable homes of the Potomac port city disappear from view for over a century- while remaining intact? Visit the Carlyle House for answers.

In 1961, Minneapolis destroyed one of its most famous buildings in an effort to modernize the city. This prompted a number of citizens to become outraged.

The housing crisis has resulted in the greatest loss of wealth for people of color in modern U.S. history, unparalleled to anything else in recent memory.

A visit to downtown Denver is not complete without a tour of the Mollly Brown Home, a unique Victorian mansion once owned by "The Unsinkable Molly Brown".

New York State's highest court ruled in October that owners of Stuyvesant Town improperly raised rents, setting the stage for changes in rent laws across New York City.

Tax-increment finance districts, which create a means to pay for city infrastructure improvements, can induce economic development and improve blighted areas.

The Great Society was a philosophical descendant of the New Deal and introduced civil rights legislation that finally brought an end to Jim Crow.

The LA Times Festival of Books brings together authors and readers of all ages to explore the magic of the written page.

New York City's Pennsylvania Station is a major rail transport hub on the East Coast of the United States.

The rooms of the Musée Carnavalet follow a sequence of eras to illustrate the development of Paris from a riverbank prehistoric settlement to the glorious city of today.

The history of Coke and its influence on pop culture is told in exhibits, three theaters and a tasting room for sampling Coca-Cola products served around the world.