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A blog documenting the history of urban renewal in Albany, NY, focusing on the neighborhoods lost for the construction of a massive, modernist state office complex, as well as the tradespeople, planners, architects, and politicians who built the Empire State Plaza.

Subjects or Themes

US history, 20th century history, urban history, urban renewal

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Content Type

oral history, images, sound, text, mapping

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Creators

Ann Pfau, David Hochfelder, Stacy Sewell

Year(s)

2015-present

Host Institution / Affiliation / Project Location

WordPress

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Labor and Support

Collective research project undertaken by three historians.

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