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12 University Place, Dwight Project area, New Haven.


Title main	12 University Place, Dwight Project area, New Haven.
Creator	Vanacore, Ernest J.;
Subject lcsh topical	Urban renewal Dwellings Automobiles
Subject lcsh genre	Photographs
Subject tiger geographic	12 University Place (New Haven, Conn.) Dwight Street (New Haven, Conn.)
Category	Infrastructure Lifestyle
Description	View of a two-and-a-half-story house 12 University Place, Dwight Project area, New Haven. A car is parked in front of the house.
Description notes	Title supplied by cataloger. One of a collection of photographs taken by the New Haven Redevelopment Agency to document a massive urban planning and development project undertaken from 1956 through the mid-1970s. The federally-financed redevelopment initiative was realized through a series of projects focused on particular New Haven city neighborhoods identified by street or area names. These projects involved the demolition of old structures and construction of new buildings, roadways and other facilities. The Dwight Street redevelopment area was comprised of the residential neighborhood bounded by Whalley and Legion Avenues. Redevelopment efforts in this project area focused on new housing and schools. Houses on University Place were rehabilitated as part of the project and the street rerouted and closed off to businesses on Whalley Avenue.
Date created	1965.
Format extent	1 photograph ; 8 1/8 x 10 in.
Format medium	image/jpeg
Identifier	File name: nhchs_pha_nhrapc_f218_ph23.jpg
Source	New Haven Museum and Historical Society
Relation isPartOf	The New Haven Redevelopment Agency Photograph Collection.
Rights	Reproduction and copyright information regarding this image is available from The New Haven Museum and Historical Society.
SeqNum	553
ObjCol	Photographs

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