Eight lanes of freeway would be slicing through what’s now Debbie Frederick’s house in Hayward if everything had gone to plan.
Her real estate coup marked a happy ending in one of the many battles around the U.S.: roads that were planned but never built. latimes.com/homeless-housi…
Her real estate coup marked a happy ending in one of the many battles around the U.S.: roads that were planned but never built. latimes.com/homeless-housi…
More than 1 million people were forced from their homes nationwide in the first two decades of interstate construction, starting in the late 1950s, and urban Black neighborhoods were primary targets. latimes.com/projects/us-fr…
While freeways now crisscross major cities, opposition stalemated other projects after highway planners had already gobbled up properties they’d intended to pave over. 
In Hayward, many tenants along the five-mile abandoned freeway corridor bought their homes.
New neighbors and property flippers renovated bungalows that the state neglected to maintain.
On the once-vacant land, construction is underway for what could be 1,500 new homes.
New neighbors and property flippers renovated bungalows that the state neglected to maintain.
On the once-vacant land, construction is underway for what could be 1,500 new homes.
But blight and resentments linger.
Some tenants feel embittered that they were forced to leave houses because they couldn’t afford required repairs.
Some properties remain squalid, with doors and windows boarded up and empty land overrun by weeds and trash.
Some tenants feel embittered that they were forced to leave houses because they couldn’t afford required repairs.
Some properties remain squalid, with doors and windows boarded up and empty land overrun by weeds and trash.
Read the full story from @dillonliam: latimes.com/homeless-housi…
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