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Southwest Remembered: A Story of Urban Renewal

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Title

Southwest Remembered: A Story of Urban Renewal

Subject

History
Urban Studies
City Planning

Description

During the effort in the 1940s to clean-up inner-city slums, the Southwest neighborhood of Washington, with the worst slums in the city, was selected for redevelopment. the effort to provide better housing for the community ended with 23,000 displaced residents and a community whose character was forever changed. Southwest Remembered films former Southwest residents as they remember the streetcars, markets, seafood, and neighborhood camaraderie before their community was torn apart.

Creator

Smith, Delores

Source

Grant: 82-3-4
Grant: 83-2-15

Date

1991

Format

Mini DV
VHS
.wmv

Language

English

Type

Moving Image

Identifier

291
120
01.03.1982

Coverage

Ward 6
Southwest Federal Center
Southwest

Moving Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

VHS

Duration

00:50:20

Compression

.wmv

Producer

Smith, Delores

Director

Smith, Delores