Urban renewal

Urban renewal transformed urban landscapes across America during the mid-twentieth century. New York City did not depart from this trend, and the impacts are prevalent today. The practice of slum clearance displaced entire communities, and perpetuated the very idea it sought to resolve. From this, the anti-urban movement sprang forward. This grassroots effort made progress through white middle-class residents as it concentrated on a community’s culture rather than redevelopment. This approach frequently neglected the individuals urban renewal sought to originally benefit, consequently silencing the sentiments of numerous communities within the five boroughs. The repercussions of urban renewal compelled African Americans to continue living in areas identified as blighted, and perpetuated the myth that government designated slums were just that. Furthermore, few blacks appear within the historical record as champions of the anti-urban renewal movement, which paves the way for new scholarship. As cities were altered, and with urban renewal transforming into a twenty first century movement, countless works have been written to underscore the damage done by the movements “first wave”. Yet, little has been recorded in reference…

Darling Harbour, surrounded by a large part of Blackwattle Bay and adjacent Balmain East. Natural elements of Pyrmont are scarce, however both Darling Harbour and Blackwattle bay envelop the suburb. Blackwattle Bay is an example of immense urban renewal, ever since the Olympics occurred. A main, human built, element of Pyrmont sits at the suburb’s centre, The Star Casino. Pyrmont is also rife with apartments and terraces that have been gentrified. Affordable housing in the suburb can be…

not a story that common person would know, but it has been a city that many have examined because it has a unique story in its urban renewal experience. However, the implications of urban renewal in New Haven…

Urban Renewal started with the Housing Act of 1949. This program had some goals in mind which all sounded too good to be true. The goals were to eliminate substandard housing, revitalize city economies, construct better housing, and to reduce racial segregation. The way these goals were carried out were trough tearing down areas and then rebuilding them. Federal funds and eminent domain were used to keep this program going. After these areas were cleared then they became available to developers…

Gentrification emerged in the 1960s and intensified in the 1970s and 1980s; this is the period of time after suburbanization (which was the era that followed after World War II and the economic boom) (Smith, 1996). This era created a marked class division where cities were considered the “urban wilderness”, places of crime, danger, corruption and disorder (Boyce, 2004; Smith, 1996). The emergence of gentrification arose at a time when the imagery of cities transformed from anti-urbanization to a…

Aim of Fieldwork (100) The issue discussed throughout the RAP is ‘the nature of change resulting from urban renewal in Pyrmont’ Thesis: Pyrmont has undergone a significant change through urban renewal and consolidation. In order to support the growing population that is associated with this transformation, there has been a huge influx in high-rise and commercial buildings in the area to maximise air space usage. However, although this modern transformation carries with it countless benefits, the…

The article titled, “Root Shock: The Consequences of African American Dispossession”, penned by Mindy Thompson Fullilove, delves deep into the phenomenon of urban renewal. Now, the author goes on to elucidate how urban renewal was a process among many that went on to contribute to the de-urbanization of the cities of the United States. This happened during the last half of the 20th century (Fullilove 73). The writing highlights the fact that urban renewal was a very vital federal policy that…

What is Gentrification? Since the early 1970’s , American cities have experienced constant urban growth despite the Urban Sprawl which resulted in many Americans moving away from urban cities, and into low density neighborhoods. This phenomenon which intrigued many urban observers known as Gentrification, resulted in not only urban city growth, but it also had varied effects on city life, income rates and including culture. The impact gentrification leaves on many American cities differ from…

Historical preservation has been mostly understood by the means of preserving the physical artifact. However, in an urban context, what makes artifacts’ character “distinctive” and “definitive” is not only their physicality but also their memory. To this end, Also Rossi’s argues for “the soul of the city” as the city’s history, its memory. Although we all travel backward in time through memory, history and memory should be distinguished totally from each other, the former belongs to a specific…

She seemed excited to have a visitor who was interested in the town 's history. I asked her about the urban renewal project that modernized the town 36 years ago. She brought out some documents, but I didn 't have the time to plow through them. I just wanted to know why they bulldozed the downtown and replaced it with strip malls instead of trying to preserve the buildings for reuse, as other towns have done. She told me the stores were losing business to the large chains that were opening in…