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Physical and Environmental Geography

1977

Abandoned housing; business development; city planning; downtown revitalization; land use; public architecture; reused land; urban development; urban renewal; vacant land use; zoning

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City Land Bank Would Promote Industrial Development, Chester Smolski Jun 1977

City Land Bank Would Promote Industrial Development, Chester Smolski

Smolski Texts

"On the 19th of May, in the city of Providence, 200 properties were offered for sale to the public. These were properties on which owners were in default of taxes and which the city hoped to sell in order to get them back on the tax rolls, as well as to collect back taxes. Only 21 of the properties were sold."