New Deal Ruins w/ Edward Goetz
The Dig
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The Unofficial Project of Defacto Demolishment
In the 1980s, many PHAs would allow vacancy rates to rise while disinvesting and repair. The PHA then asked HUD for permission to get rid of it - a mostly quote, unknown and unannounced policy shift. This was an important moment in the history of public housing. It generated a kind of downward cycle of maintenance and repair.
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