Researching Urban Renewal (formerly 98 Acres in Albany)
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urbanrenewal.bsky.social
Researching Urban Renewal (formerly 98 Acres in Albany)
@urbanrenewal.bsky.social
Expect maps, renderings, appraisal photos, and stories about people who lost homes and businesses to redevelopment. (Guest appearances by The Monster Cat.)

https://urbanrenewal.substack.com

https://98acresinalbany.wordpress.com
Lisbon Airport around 4am mid-March 2024
December 20, 2024 at 11:57 PM
Completely understand the impulse
December 20, 2024 at 6:27 PM
And a mea culpability from a longtime DoT staffer.
December 19, 2024 at 5:40 PM
Although we can't document all the people displaced for postwar urban highways, we did discover a lot of petitions and protest letters from people who feared displacement.
December 19, 2024 at 5:40 PM
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November 29, 2023 at 10:17 PM
New research task -- Learn more about James (Red) Maddox who owned both Hotel Madison and the Sportman's Club and lived nextdoor.
December 15, 2024 at 3:46 PM
How lovely! I want to play this game.
December 15, 2024 at 12:02 AM