Bulldozing for Baylor

ID: 2954 ~ Source: Courtesy of the Texas Collection; “Urban Renewal Efforts Are Picking Up Steam,” The Waco News-Tribune, November 18, 1958.

This file appears in: Urban Renewal: Baylor University Project

Often resistant to federal funding, Texans debated urban renewal assistance in the state. Though, once a district court in Lubbock upheld the constitutionality of Texas Urban Renewal Law in 1958, cities moved forward, with local officials stating they were prepared to “attack their blighted areas.” Waco officials began this process in partnership with Baylor University.

This file appears in: Urban Renewal: Baylor University Project

Urban Renewal: Baylor University Project

By Allie Roberts

Urban renewal programs swept across the United States in the mid-twentieth century. Funded by the federal government, cities throughout the country sought to improve local architecture and expand…