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Can a spy agency fight urban blight in St. Louis?

by Kimberly Adams
Jan 13, 2017
A $1.75 billion project displaced a neighborhood in hopes of revitalizing it.
The decision to locate the new NGA facility in the historically black North Side of St. Louis was fought by the few remaining residents in the area, some who staged protests at this site.
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New interest in area where black business once thrived

by Marketplace Contributor
Feb 1, 2016
An overpass stands where businesses once stood; now residents are trying to get rid of it.
An overpass stands in the neighborhood that was once filled with thriving black businesses, and the iconic Union Station, that was torn down. 
Gabrielle Ware
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Tackling urban blight with a paintbrush

by Tracey Samuelson
Aug 5, 2014
One way to ensure your property prices don't fall: spruce up your neighborhood
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Who is responsible for foreclosed homes?

by Tess Vigeland
Aug 17, 2012
An LAPD police officer gives a tour of his precinct in Watts and the blight foreclosed homes have wrought upon the neighborhood. The City of Los Angeles says the banks who own the homes should be responsible for the upkeep of the foreclosures.
LAPD Officer Eric Young views the trash-strewn backyard of a foreclosed home in Watts, California.
Tess Vigeland
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