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Philadelphia City Planning Commission (PCPC)

    Mill Creek Homes
    Mill Creek Homes

    The architect Louis I. Kahn’s design for Mill Creek Homes—three 17-storey high-rise buildings and a cluster of two- and three-storey low-rises—was implemented by the Philadelphia Housing Authority in the Mill Creek neighborhood beginning in 1953 and extending into the 1960s, though with reductions in Kahn’s original design. 

    Certified Urban Renewal Areas in 1965

    Urban renewal areas certified by the Philadelphia City Planning Commission, as they appeared in 1965.

    University Redevelopment Area in 1965

    This map, recreated from the Redevelopment Authority's 1965 Annual Report, represents the approximate boundaries of the major initiatives from 1948–1965.