Community Improvement Study, Phase 1: A Preliminary Survey of the City of Dallas

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Report analyzing data from the 1960 census to provide recommendations about areas in Dallas that are stable and healthy, versus those that showed signs of deterioration and might require additional evaluation and improvements to housing and infrastructure.

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31 p. : ill., maps ; 23 x 36 cm.

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Dallas (Tex.). Department of City Planning. June 18, 1964.

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  • Main Title: Community Improvement Study, Phase 1: A Preliminary Survey of the City of Dallas
  • Added Title: Dallas Action Committee for Community Improvement Report Number 3

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Report analyzing data from the 1960 census to provide recommendations about areas in Dallas that are stable and healthy, versus those that showed signs of deterioration and might require additional evaluation and improvements to housing and infrastructure.

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31 p. : ill., maps ; 23 x 36 cm.

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Contents: Introduction — Recommendations — Recommended Areas for Pilot Studies [map[ — Summary of Results — Changes Since 1960 Census — Procedure — Results — Appendix A: Definitions (Bureau of the Census) — Appendix B: Frequency of Occurrence of Tracts in the Region of […] Decline — Appendix C: City Wide Totals and Percentages

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  • June 18, 1964

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Dallas (Tex.). Department of City Planning. Community Improvement Study, Phase 1: A Preliminary Survey of the City of Dallas, report, June 18, 1964; Dallas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1411938/: accessed June 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Dallas Municipal Archives.

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