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Published: August 4, 2009
Urban Renewal changes its habits, public image
The legacy of the Oklahoma City Urban Renewal Authority is almost cliche by now: a group of people who operate out of public view and tear down old buildings.
Looking back on the agency’s four-plus decades of existence, it’s easy to understand how it got such a bad rap.
In the 1970s, the agency did tear down hundreds of old buildings downtown, regardless of public sentiment.
Even after current...
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