slum clearance
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One of those counterproductive policies was slum clearance, which paved the way for public housing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 7, 2025
By the 1950s, the nation was entering an era of urban renewal and slum clearance subsidized by the federal government.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2025
In the 1960s, many of the original buildings, including Loudoun Square, were demolished as part of slum clearance projects.
From BBC • May 24, 2025
Urban renewal bulldozed hotel districts as a slum clearance policy that minimized, on paper, its disruptive impact: Hotels weren’t counted as housing, Groth wrote, so displaced hotel occupants weren’t counted as displaced residents.
From Slate • Jul. 17, 2022
As an immediate step, the Congress should enact the provisions for low-rent public housing, slum clearance, farm housing, and housing research which I have repeatedly recommended.
From State of the Union Address by Truman, Harry S.
