20 City of Worcester: 300 Years
Urban Renewal
Worcester began several urban renewal projects in the 1960s and '70s, first
the construction of Interstate 290 and then building the affordable housing
complex, Plumley Village.
source: Telegram & Gazette
The National Guard at Curtis
Apartments after the 1953
tornado. The Curtis Apartments
is a nearly 400-unit affordable
housing property, built in 1951
in the Great Brook Valley
neighborhood.
source: Worcester Historical Museum
Highway planning began in the post
WWII period, but construction did not
begin until the late 1950s, but was not
completed until the 1970s. In order to
accomplish Interstate 290, as its now
known, hundreds of commercial and
residential buildings were demolished.
source: Worcester Historical Museum
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