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'''Downtown Little Rock Unlimited''' was a businessman's organization formed on May 31, 1959. About three hundred people attended the first meeting of Downtown Little Rock Unlimited and pledged to work together to "save" Main Street. The first meeting was held in conjunction with the first meeting of the Urban Progress Association, which dedicated itself to an urban "modernization" campaign, in the [[Marion Hotel]]. [[Frank Lyon]] gave the first speech for Downtown Little Rock Unlimited and [[J. Wythe Walker]] spoke for Urban Progress. | '''Downtown Little Rock Unlimited''' was a businessman's organization formed on May 31, 1959. About three hundred people attended the first meeting of Downtown Little Rock Unlimited and pledged to work together to "save" Main Street. The first meeting was held in conjunction with the first meeting of the Urban Progress Association, which dedicated itself to an urban "modernization" campaign, in the [[Marion Hotel]]. [[Frank Lyon]] gave the first speech for Downtown Little Rock Unlimited and [[J. Wythe Walker]] spoke for Urban Progress. | ||
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| + | *Bob Sallee, "Decrying Downtown's Demise," ''Arkansas Democrat-Gazette,'' June 17, 1997. | ||
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Revision as of 22:08, 9 July 2008
Downtown Little Rock Unlimited was a businessman's organization formed on May 31, 1959. About three hundred people attended the first meeting of Downtown Little Rock Unlimited and pledged to work together to "save" Main Street. The first meeting was held in conjunction with the first meeting of the Urban Progress Association, which dedicated itself to an urban "modernization" campaign, in the Marion Hotel. Frank Lyon gave the first speech for Downtown Little Rock Unlimited and J. Wythe Walker spoke for Urban Progress.
References
- Bob Sallee, "Decrying Downtown's Demise," Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, June 17, 1997.
