MRS. MAY WATKINS AND SON, BILLY, RELAX ON THE PORCH SWING AT THE FAMILY'S NEW HOME. THE PORCH IS A FOCAL POINT FOR THIS LARGE AND CLOSE-KNIT FAMILY. THE WATKINS WERE FORCED TO MOVE FROM THEIR OLD PLACE IN THE MULKEY SQUARE AREA OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, WHEN IT WAS CONDEMNED AS PART OF AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY PROJECT. IT TOOK THE FAMILY TWO MONTHS TO FIND RENTAL HOUSING WITHIN THEIR PRICE RANGE BUT IT IS BIGGER AND CLEANER, AND A DEFINITE IMPROVEMENT FROM THEIR OLD LOW INCOME NEIGHBORHOOD

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Title

MRS. MAY WATKINS AND SON, BILLY, RELAX ON THE PORCH SWING AT THE FAMILY'S NEW HOME. THE PORCH IS A FOCAL POINT FOR THIS LARGE AND CLOSE-KNIT FAMILY. THE WATKINS WERE FORCED TO MOVE FROM THEIR OLD PLACE IN THE MULKEY SQUARE AREA OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, WHEN IT WAS CONDEMNED AS PART OF AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY PROJECT. IT TOOK THE FAMILY TWO MONTHS TO FIND RENTAL HOUSING WITHIN THEIR PRICE RANGE BUT IT IS BIGGER AND CLEANER, AND A DEFINITE IMPROVEMENT FROM THEIR OLD LOW INCOME NEIGHBORHOOD

Creator

Environmental Protection Agency. 12/2/1970

Date

1975-05

Subject

Environmental protection
Natural resources
Pollution

Source

National Archives and Records Administration

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References

http://catalog.archives.gov/id/557363

Date

1975-05

Source

National Archives and Records Administration

Citation

Environmental Protection Agency. 12/2/1970, “MRS. MAY WATKINS AND SON, BILLY, RELAX ON THE PORCH SWING AT THE FAMILY'S NEW HOME. THE PORCH IS A FOCAL POINT FOR THIS LARGE AND CLOSE-KNIT FAMILY. THE WATKINS WERE FORCED TO MOVE FROM THEIR OLD PLACE IN THE MULKEY SQUARE AREA OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, WHEN IT WAS CONDEMNED AS PART OF AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY PROJECT. IT TOOK THE FAMILY TWO MONTHS TO FIND RENTAL HOUSING WITHIN THEIR PRICE RANGE BUT IT IS BIGGER AND CLEANER, AND A DEFINITE IMPROVEMENT FROM THEIR OLD LOW INCOME NEIGHBORHOOD,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed August 11, 2026, https://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/5936.

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