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This was the first urban renewal project in the city of Spartanburg. This community was beyond the worst neighborhoods in 1959. Receiving its particular name from the gaseous aroma. The company burning coal for electricity for the city was one of the main reasons of this smell. It took five years for the project to be completed. "162 sustained houses were demolished, and 148 rebuilding of houses and relocating families took place. The cost renewal cost about $900,000. The people in the community were astonished by the urban renewal. After this project was completed The Federal Home and Housing Administration went on to rebuild other black communities in this area. This project required low income tax credit. There should be more grant funding this year which can be a start of redevelopment.

http://www.goupstate.com/news/19890101/herald-journal-photo-collection-the-urban-renewal Retrieved on Dec 1, 2016