Movement Against Destruction
Dublin Core
Title
Movement Against Destruction
Subject
Express highways
Maryland--Baltimore
Urban renewal
Highway planning
Community activists
Description
This exhibit examines community opposition to expressway construction in Baltimore during the 1970s through the organizational records of the Movement Against Destruction (MAD). Founded in 1968 as a coalition of 25 neighborhood and community groups, MAD's leaders included George and Carolyn Tyson, Barbara Mikulski, Walter Orlinsky, Norman Reeves, and Parren Mitchell.
The complete MAD collection at the University of Baltimore consists of 9 linear feet of records, which are described in an online collection database. The complete collection has also been digitized at the folder level and is available in this guide. For this exhibit, 32 documents have been selected from the complete collection.
The complete MAD collection at the University of Baltimore consists of 9 linear feet of records, which are described in an online collection database. The complete collection has also been digitized at the folder level and is available in this guide. For this exhibit, 32 documents have been selected from the complete collection.
Date
1968-1983
Rights
Use of these images is governed by U.S. copyright law. The University of Baltimore Special Collections and Archives makes digital surrogates of collections accessible if they are in the public domain, the rights are owned by the University of Baltimore, the Special Collections and Archives has permission to make them accessible, or there are no known restrictions on use. Due to the nature of archival collections, rights information is not always discernible. The Special Collections and Archives is eager to hear from any rights owners wishing to provide accurate information. Upon request, material will be removed from view while a rights issue is addressed. Contact the Special Collections and Archives for more information regarding this image.
Format
text/pdf
Language
English
Type
Text
Identifier
R0062-MAD
Date Created
2019-09
Extent
32 documents
Collection Items
Nobody Asked You! And They Won't, Until You Tell Them To.
A fold-out poster presenting information to the public about highway construction in Baltimore and urging citizens to support a voter referendum on the issue
Mikulski Anti-Expressway Speech
Transcript of a speech delivered by Barbara Mikulski, then a candidate for Baltimore City Council, at a public meeting in St. Brigid's Hall in the Canton area of Baltimore
The Road: Beating a Path Through the City
Summary of citizen opposition to expressway construction in Baltimore over five years
THE ROAD: The Expressway War
A summary of the expressway fights in Baltimore by a leader in the grassroots opposition movement
Mount Vernon Merchants Oppose Construction
Mike Bauer, representing the West Read Street Merchants Association, the Tyson Street Association, and the Howard Read Association, addresses the Baltimore City Council to express community opposition to highway construction
Rosemont Neighborhood Improvement Association
Correspondence from Joseph S. Wiles of the Rosement Neighborhood Improvement Association to the Baltimore City Council regarding opposition to the construction of an East-West expressway system and its impact on the Rosemont community
Informational Summary: I-83 from Gay Street to I-95
Informational booklet prepared for the Combined Location-Design Public Hearing and Public Information Meeting, in accordance with the National Historic Preservation Act
History, Facts and Opinions on Expressway
Expressway Conference Committee Report from MAD's Organizing Conference
V.O.L.P.E. Opposes East-West Expressway
Statement by Barbara Holdridge for the Board of Trustees of Volunteers Opposing Leakin Park Expressway, Inc. (V.O.L.P.E.)
Testimony of CPHA for the Baltimore City Council Regarding the Financing Plan for the Interstate System
Press release of the Citizens Planning and Housing Association (CPHA)
MAD Handbook
Informational summary compiled by the Movement Against Destruction (MAD) and provided to John A. Volpe Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation
Interstate 595/ Transportation Improvements in the Interstate 595 Corridor - Draft Environmental Impact Statement 4(f) Evaluation
Transportation Improvements in the Interstate 595 Corridor from I-95 to I-70; Report number FHWA-MD-EIS-83-01-D
Interstate Route 83: Gay Street to Clinton Street - Additional Studies
Report includes the Fleet Street Alternative, Aliceanna Street Alternative, Harbor Route (Alt. 9b Mod.), Boston Street, and Canton Alternative
I-95 Harbor Crossing Corridor Study
Point III report for segment 14 of the interstate highway system in the City of Baltimore, prepared by Urban Design Concept Associates; Skidmore, Owings & Merrill; J.E. Greiner Company, Inc.; Parsons, Brinckerhoff, Quade & Douglas; and Wilbur Smith &…
District Court Opinion
In the case of MAD, et. al. vs. Trainor, Richard H., et. al. - Civil Court case number M-74-666
United States Court of Appeals Decision
Final decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Forth Circuit Court, which affirms the opinion of the District Court, in case number 73-2136, Movement Against Destruction, et. Al. versus John A. Volpe, et. Al.
