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EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY (10 Points)
Fall 2016
Date
Sept. 18, 2016
Additional Info
September 18, 2016 @ 2:00pm @ Downtown Library
President Truman's American Housing Act of 1949 empowered cities to replace blighted structures with safe public housing, and soon was altered to allow the rezoning of cleared areas for commercial development. Along with legislation to expand the nation's interstate highway system, it gave Kansas City leaders the tools to forever change the city's landscape.
But was that redevelopment mishandled? The question, and thus the legacy of urban renewal, remains far from settled. In conjunction with a new Library exhibition, Missouri Valley Special Collections librarian Michael Wells discusses urban renewal in Kansas City, its creative uses by developers, and the lasting effects on the built environment and populace.