Greater Baltimore Committee

The Greater Baltimore Committee was formed to revitalize Baltimore City by businessmen in 1954.[1] Developer James Rouse chaired the urban renewal subcommittee.[2]

In 1955, the committee pushed for legislation to build the Jones Falls Expressway.[3]

GBC projects included

References

  1. ↑ Richard P. Clinch. The Community Capacity Building Impact of the Baltimore Empowerment Zone. p. 124.
  2. ↑ Joseph Rocco Mitchell, David L. Stebenne. New City Upon a Hill, A History of Columbia Maryland. p. 45.
  3. ↑ "First Birthday Of The Greater Baltimore Committee". The Baltimore Sun. 6 January 1956.

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