A City's Tale Of Renewal -- And The Trade-offs

When West Palm Beach opened CityPlace, another urban project languished.

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February 12, 2004, 5:00 AM PST

"CityPlace rose from 72 acres of burned-out drug houses and crime-ridden slums to become a cross between an outdoor mall and an old-style Main Street.... but urban revitalization efforts often are akin to putting a fitted sheet on a bed, tucking one corner down perfectly only to see another corner pop out. As CityPlace flourishes, the historic Clematis district that was once the linchpin of downtown West Palm Beach founders."

Thanks to Chris Steins

FULL STORY: A city's tale of renewal - and the trade-offs

Thursday, February 12, 2004 in The Christian Science Monitor

Community / Economic Development Florida

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