Abstract
The practice of urban renewal in Sacramento has a long history, with the first signs of urban redevelopment taking place after natural disasters afflicted the city. Like the rest of the nation, urban renewal took center stage as a response to the spread of blight in cities. This thesis project explores the work of the Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency, particularly in the second half of the twentieth-century. The work undertaken by the agency, reflects the city's demand in preserving and redeveloping their West End and the downtown district. The resulting project produced a container list for the Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency Records Collections housed at the Center for Sacramento History; the information gathered from the collection and research presents the agency's application of urban renewal practices.