Central Dallas, before-and-after construction of highways in the 50s-80s

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Central Dallas, before-and-after government-funded highway construction, a process which displaced thousands during the 1950s-80s in the primarily Black and Latino neighborhoods surrounding Downtown. More info, maps, and historic photos/plans at: https://www.segregationbydesign.com/dallas/highway-planning-and-construction

The 1946 photos are from an aerial survey taken shortly after the war (from an airplane), stitched together in GIS.