Difference between revisions of "Central Little Rock Urban Renewal Project"
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| − | The '''Central Little Rock Urban Renewal Project''' was begun in 1961 under the auspices of the Little Rock [[Urban Progress Association]]. The project's roots lay in the [[Main Street 1969 plan]] created by the [[Arkansas Chapter of the American Institute of Architects]] in the spring of 1957. The Central Litle Rock Project became a national model for urban revitalization in the 1960s. | + | The '''Central Little Rock Urban Renewal Project''' was begun in 1961 under the auspices of the Little Rock [[Urban Progress Association]]. The project's roots lay in the [[Main Street 1969 plan]] created by the [[Arkansas Chapter of the American Institute of Architects]] in the spring of 1957. The Central Litle Rock Project became a national model for urban revitalization in the 1960s, bolstered by a $18.8 million loan from the federal Urban Renewal Administration in June 1962. |
| − | The renewal project included proposals for an Arkansas Exchange market for good manufactured in the south-central part of the country, a sports center and marina along the Arkansas River, a downtown local and interurban bus terminal, a convention center, a Variety Lane pedestrian district for retailing in an area bounded by West Capitol, West Eighth, Spring, and Center streets, underground fallout shelters, parking ramps, upscale apartments, and plazas across from the [[new Tower Building]] and along Main Street. The renewal project also had a special committee designated for work on a proposed [[Quapaw Quarter]] of historic homes just south of downtown. | + | The renewal project included proposals for an Arkansas Exchange market for good manufactured in the south-central part of the country, a sports center and marina along the Arkansas River, a downtown local and interurban bus terminal, a convention center, a Variety Lane pedestrian district for retailing in an area bounded by West Capitol, West Eighth, Spring, and Center streets, underground fallout shelters, parking ramps, upscale apartments, and plazas across from the [[new Tower Building]] and along Main Street. The renewal project also had a special committee designated for work on a proposed [[Quapaw Quarter]] of historic homes just south of downtown. In all, more than five hundred acres of the central business district fell under the jurisdiction of the renewal project. |
| − | + | Major features of the plan eventually became the [[Main Street Mall]] and the [[Statehouse Convention Center]] in downtown Little Rock. | |
==References== | ==References== | ||
| + | *Ernest Dumas, "Mid-Little Rock Renewal Plan Wins Approval," ''Arkansas Gazette,'' June 12, 1962. | ||
*John L. Fletcher, "Little Rock Leads in New Endeavor of Urban Renewal," ''Arkansas Gazette,'' November 19, 1961. | *John L. Fletcher, "Little Rock Leads in New Endeavor of Urban Renewal," ''Arkansas Gazette,'' November 19, 1961. | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
Revision as of 22:48, 19 August 2008
The Central Little Rock Urban Renewal Project was begun in 1961 under the auspices of the Little Rock Urban Progress Association. The project's roots lay in the Main Street 1969 plan created by the Arkansas Chapter of the American Institute of Architects in the spring of 1957. The Central Litle Rock Project became a national model for urban revitalization in the 1960s, bolstered by a $18.8 million loan from the federal Urban Renewal Administration in June 1962.
The renewal project included proposals for an Arkansas Exchange market for good manufactured in the south-central part of the country, a sports center and marina along the Arkansas River, a downtown local and interurban bus terminal, a convention center, a Variety Lane pedestrian district for retailing in an area bounded by West Capitol, West Eighth, Spring, and Center streets, underground fallout shelters, parking ramps, upscale apartments, and plazas across from the new Tower Building and along Main Street. The renewal project also had a special committee designated for work on a proposed Quapaw Quarter of historic homes just south of downtown. In all, more than five hundred acres of the central business district fell under the jurisdiction of the renewal project.
Major features of the plan eventually became the Main Street Mall and the Statehouse Convention Center in downtown Little Rock.
References
- Ernest Dumas, "Mid-Little Rock Renewal Plan Wins Approval," Arkansas Gazette, June 12, 1962.
- John L. Fletcher, "Little Rock Leads in New Endeavor of Urban Renewal," Arkansas Gazette, November 19, 1961.
