TRASH LITTERS THE AREA AROUND THE EMPTY BRICK HOUSE VACATED BY THE ERNEST WATKINS FAMILY IN THE MULKEY SQUARE AREA. A SHORT TIME AFTER THIS PICTURE WAS TAKEN THE INTERIOR WAS SET AFIRE BY VANDALS. MANY OF THE LOW INCOME RESIDENTS HERE WERE DISPLACED BY CONSTRUCTION OF AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY THROUGH AN AREA ALREADY ISOLATED BY ROADS AND RAILROADS TRACKS. IT TOOK THE FAMILY TWO MONTHS TO FIND RENTAL HOUSING WITHIN THEIR PRICE RANGE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF TOWN IN KANSAS CITY, KANSAS

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