Urban renewal -- Ohio -- Dayton

Abstract

The records consist of files of the Burns-Jackson Corporation, and include the articles of incorporation, meeting minutes, correspondence, clippings, publications, and working papers of a group formed in 1965 to restore and preserve the Oregon District/Burns-Jackson area of Dayton, Ohio.

Scope and Contents This collection from the files of the Department of Urban Development, while not a complete record of the Urban Renewal programs or of the East Dayton Community organizations, defines the scope and nature of the neighborhood programs and provides information on the various agencies under this program. SUBSERIES I: East Dayton Community Council This subseries from the East Dayton Community Council (E.D.D.C.) 1956-1981 mostly concentrates on material from the 1960's. The includes...

Scope and Contents

The collection contains files (primarily published reports) documenting the Dayton Model Cities Program, which implemented various urban renewal, urban development, and education projects in West Dayton (the Inner West) and later city-wide, during the late 1960s and early 1970s.

Abstract The River Corridor Development Committee was formed in 1968 and operated under the aegis of the Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce. Representatives of various public agencies, which had jurisdiction over river frontage development, made up its membership. The committee's goal was to further development along the river frontages and enhance the recreational, aesthetic, and commercial potentialities of Dayton's major natural resource. The collection consists of administrative activities, river...