An Opening on Austin

ID: 2964 ~ Source: Courtesy of the Texas Collection; “Waco Urban Renewal Completing Last Project,” The Waco Citizen, March 25, 1977.

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Titled the “Brazos Project,” downtown Waco experienced total renovation under the auspices of urban renewal. Here, officials celebrate the opening of the Austin Avenue Pedestrian Mall.

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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…