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PigtownDesign t1_izbkkut wrote

The govt had already purchased the houses due to the planned I95 highway through the area. When that was stopped, all of the empty houses remained so the dollar house plan was created.

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YorickTheCat t1_izbo69f wrote

I know some people who won the dollar house lottery and still live in their fixed up houses. One had no roof when they bought it! I've heard some interesting stories about how all that played out; the process wasn't without it's tribulations.

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Cheomesh OP t1_izbkuq2 wrote

I did not know that! I'm very glad I-95 didn't go through Federal Hill - that would have been awful.

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