DescriptionResidents protesting the Boston Redevelopment Authority’s (BRA) urban renewal plans in the Barry's Corner neighbourhood of Allston, Boston, which called for demolishing older homes and evicting their residents to make way for new luxury apartments.
LicenseBoston Redevelopment Authority photographs - Collection #4010.001, CC BY-NC 2.0, via City of Boston Archives on Flickr
DescriptionWorkers from Bucharest factories demonstrating in Victoria Square in support of the National Salvation Front (FSN), the political organization that took power after the December 1989 revolution which overthrew communist dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu. The rally came amid growing opposition to the FSN’s plans to participate in Romania’s first post-communist elections.
DescriptionCrowds watching a parade of vehicles at the corner of Pilkington and Queens Road in the Panmure suburb of Auckland, during a Santa Parade in the late 50s.
DescriptionA street scene at Sandaga Market in Dakar, Senegal, during the mid-80s. The historic market, inaugurated in 1935, was eventually demolished in 2021 as part of a redevelopment project.
LicenseHeinz Baumann, CC BY-SA 4.0, via ETH Library Zurich