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File consists of 38 photographs showing areas in Strathcona before, during and after development. Topics include the relocation of Raymur Avenue, the McLean Park housing developments, and the Raymur housing project.

Series consists of records pertaining to the activities of the Properties Division arising from the Vancouver Redevelopment Study of 1957. In the context of that study, the Division was responsible for the acquisition of land titles, as well as temporarily relocating former residents of properties acquired, demolition, clearing and grading of properties, dedication of streets and lands, registration of subdivisions, and dealing with lands offered for disposal.

Most of the records are "project files" which contain correspondence, reports, copies of agreements, clippings, and architectural plans. "Acquisition files" contain property descriptions, a few photographs of some of the properties, and correspondence concerning the purchases of property for redevelopment projects.

Projects no. 1, 2, and 3 are defined as follows. Project no. 1 was organized into the following subareas: A-1 - Raymur-Campbell public housing; A-2 - MacLean Park Playground; A-3 - MacLean Park public housing; and D-1 - blocks within the boundaries of 1st Avenue, Granville, 6th Avenue, and Burrard. Project no. 2 was divided into the following subareas: A-5 - blocks within the boundaries of waterfront, Clark, Hastings, and Heatley; A-6 - MacLean Park public housing; and A-7 - Strathcona School site extension. Project no. 3 concerned blocks within the boundaries of Hastings, Woodland, Columbia, and Boundary.

Records are arranged in the following broad categories in this order: Project no. 1, Project no. 2, Project no. 3, Second Narrows Bridge area, Strathcona Rehabilitation Project, Britannia Community Services Centre, Other Projects, Britannia Site Acquisitions, Neighbourhood Improvement Program, Project no. 2 (miscellany), Project no. 3 (miscellany), Project no. 2 (miscellany), Project no. 1 (miscellany), Project no. 3 (including "enquiry files" by property), Project no. 2 (oversize plans), Acquisition Files (Projects no. 1 and no. 2), Project no. 1, and Project no. 2.