Downtown Interrupted – TrailerIn 1967 the city council of Huron, Ohio voted to implement an urban renewal project designed to revitalize the deteriorating downtown. Outraged that council decided to move ahead with the plan without voter approval, many residents demanded that the The period that followed was one of the most controversial and rancorous in Huron’s history. Urban renewal divided the city’s residents and sparked unprecedented animosity between those who supported the project and those who did not. This informative documentary tells the story of Huron’s controversial urban renewal project and the animosity it sparked between those who supported the program and those who did not. Includes extra photos of Huron during the urban renewal period. Produced by Huron Historical Society and
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