Quote Originally Posted by VIktor77 View Post
Was there some government grant allowing for the destruction of the blighted properties in the 60s? I've never heard anything about it. Who was tearing down these properties? So many were lost during this period I find it hard to believe they were not interconnected somehow.

Yes the 1960's began the urban renewal movement that was part of President Johnson's vision of a Great Society. It would not surprise me of some of the funds were used in Brush Park, but the areas hardest hit by the urban removal bulldozer were the areas known for working class Blacks, Irish, and Maltese: what is now known as Lafayette Park and Corktown. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model_Cities_Program