Collections : [Bridgeport History Center, Bridgeport Public Library]

The Model Cities Program was a nationwide initiative begun by the Lyndon B. Johnson administration and lasted from 1966 to 1974. A part of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, participating cities sought to approach urban redevelopment and renewal from a different angle, especially as they began to become popular, well known terms. This collection contains printed material and reports related to Bridgeport's implementation of the Model Cities program, as well as related social service programs that followed in its wake.