Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Important Buildings and Institutions

"In the 1960s an urban renewal proposal and a highway construction plan threatened to demolish many historic buildings in the downtown area."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VIII. Changing course and new beginnings (1955-Present) - Page 2 of 2

"… last 15 years or so to create a sense of hope and renewal in this plucky city. More development has taken place in the industrial and shopping…"

Historic Hallowell - History Celebrated, Threatened and Preserved

"Neither fire nor flood nor urban renewal have altered significantly this remarkable grouping that developed at the riverfront during Hallowell’s…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"has decided not to renew the lease of the grounds, which expires soon,” it was reported, “and the buildings are being removed or demolished...the war…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… while the city debated a 1959 proposal for urban renewal. In addition to stimulating the growth of downtown parking lots, heavy automobile traffic…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"When Bath rejected a massive urban renewal project in the early 1960s, Sears and its chain stores in Bath were left without enough facilities and…"

Life on a Tidal River - William S. Cohen, The Man and the School

"… have now all been torn down as part of an urban renewal project in the 1960's.) However, education was very important to Bill Cohen's family."

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… and settled on an ambitious but bittersweet urban renewal program. The city removed many old and dilapidated structures, but many city landmarks…"