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| Collection ID: | LIB-ASL002 |
| Collection Title: | Rudy Bruner Award Digital Archives |
| Departmental Affiliation: | University Libraries. Arts & Sciences Libraries. |
| Institution: | State University of New York at Buffalo |
| Item ID: | 1995_maya_angelou |
| Title: | Maya Angelou Community Initiative; |
| Short Title: | Maya Angelou Community Initiative |
| Overview: | An exceptionally democratic and inclusive process by Housing Our Families led to the successful conversion of Boise Neighborhood, one of Portland's most troubled properties into 42 units of low income housing for mostly single, female-headed households. By reaching out to the community, the project became the impetus for revitilization and reinvestment in the surrounding neighborhood. |
| Award Type: |
Citizen Participation Housing Urban Design |
| Location: | Portland, Oregon |
| Award Cycle: | 1995 |
| Awarded: | Gold Medal Winner |
| Completion Date: | 12/2/1994 |
| Budget: | $1,508,592 |
| Project Type(s): |
Housing Urban Design Citizen Participation |
| Subject heading(s): |
Apartment houses--Oregon--Portland--Repair and reconstruction. Boise Neighborhood (Portland, Or.) Community centers--Oregon--Portland. Community development, Urban--Oregon--Portland. Housing rehabilitation--Oregon--Portland. Low-income housing--Oregon--Portland. Maya Angelou Apartments (Portland, Or.) Maya Angelou Community Initiative (Portland, Or.) Urban renewal--Oregon--Portland |
| Bibliography: | Boise Create Paint-a-Thon Spruces Up Five Houses. The Oregonian (n.d.).;"Colonial Park Apartments Renovation, Renaming Set." The Oregonian (December 3, 1993) D-02.;"Finishing Touches." [photograph] The Portland Skanner (n.d.);"Groups Unite to Clean Neighborhood." The Portland Observer (October 12, 1994).;"Housing Our Families Celebrates Renovations." The Portland Skanner (January 5, 1994) 7.;"Housing Our Families" [photograph] The Portland Skanner (September 1, 1993) 3.;"Neighborhood Party." The Portland Observer (August 25, 1993).;"Neighborhood Shapes its Future." The Portland Skanner (June 1, 1994).;"Open House, Open Arelou Apartment Complex [internal document].;Rashad, Eugene. "Celebrating a New Look and New Hope." The Oregonian (August 7, 1994) E-02.;Rashad, Eugene. "N. Portland Complex Gets New Name, Look." The Oregonian (January 7, 1994) C-04. |
| File Size: | 7532 Bytes |
| Rights Management: | Use for educational purposes only. Single copies (print, photocopy, download) are permitted for personal study, research, and teaching. |
| DCMI Type: |
Image Still Image |
| File Name: | index.cpd |
Description
| Collection ID: | LIB-ASL002 |
| Collection Title: | Rudy Bruner Award Digital Archives |
| Departmental Affiliation: | University Libraries. Arts & Sciences Libraries. |
| Institution: | State University of New York at Buffalo |
| Title: | Photo |
| File Size: | 79630 Bytes |
| Rights Management: | Use for educational purposes only. Single copies (print, photocopy, download) are permitted for personal study, research, and teaching. |
| DCMI Type: |
Image Still Image |
| File Name: | maya_angelou_01pho.jpg |
