Renewing Neighborhoods

ID: 2962 ~ Source: Courtesy of the Texas Collection; “Urban Renewal Contracts To Help Rehabilitate Waco Houses,” The Waco Citizen, March 25, 1977.

This file appears in: Urban Renewal: Baylor University Project

While many urban renewal projects involved clearance, some projects rehabilitated homes and allowed families to remain in their neighborhoods. According to the Waco Urban Renewal Agency, the process for rehabilitation included a new roof, new electrical wiring, new plumbing, new paint, and additional improvements inside and outside of the house.

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…