1. The Civic Park Story.
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Henthorn, Thomas C.
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NEIGHBORHOODS ,LOCAL history ,URBANIZATION ,MICHIGAN state history - Abstract
The article focuses on the development of Civic Park, an industrial community and neighborhood, in Flint, Michigan, from 1916 to 1919. The city's growing population and housing shortage, the involvement of the Civic Building Association (CBA) and the General Motors Modern Housing Corporation, and the neighborhood's role in developing the city's racial geography are discussed.
- Published
- 2021
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