Albina Neighborhood Improvement Project, 1962

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A 1962 report on the Albina Neighborhood Improvement Project. The Albina Neighborhood Improvement Project was a rehabilitation effort that provided access to information and home improvement loans to residents within a project area roughly bounded by Skidmore, Vancouver, Fremont & Mississippi. This report includes a historical sketch, maps, a report on the planning stage, improvement costs and actions requested. Started in 1961 by the Albina Neighborhood Council in conjunction with the Portland Development Commission as a response to urban renewal efforts focused on demolition that led to displacement, the Albina Neighborhood Improvement Project was a rehabilitation effort that provided access to information & home improvement loans to residents within a project area roughly bounded by Skidmore, Vancouver, Fremont & Mississippi. ANIC (Albina Neighborhood Improvement Committee) was both notable for their high level of community involvement, the multiracial character of the group & number of African American board members serving. The group organized neighborhood events such as community clean-ups, tree plantings, youth programs, social gatherings, regular council meetings to discuss the project, & regularly published a newsletter. ANIC also successfully lobbied the city for infrastructure improvements such as new streetlights, more parks, as well as repairs to sidewalks, alleyways & streets. The program was so popular that more than 1000 residents petitioned the city council to include nearly the whole of Lower Albina in the project area, though only acquiesced to a northward expansion to Blandena adding another 13.5 blocks in 1969. The project ended in 1972 after helping residents gain access to $1.2 Million in loans & grants.

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  • 36 pages

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In copyright. Used by permission of the copyright holder, who retains publication rights thereto. Use of resources from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law.

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  • PUtxt_000451

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September 4, 1962

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  • OREGON 710 P85n

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