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'''Roger Starr''' (1918 - 2001) was an intelligence officer during [[World War II]], businessman, active in community organizations, and [[New York City]] housing administrator. Later in life, he became a writer for the [[New York Times]]. One of his books was ''The Living End'' (1966).<ref>{{cite news |title=The Lives They Lived: Roger Starr, B. 1918; The Contrarian |first=Jack |last=Rosenthal |newspaper=The New York Times Magazine |date=2001-12-30 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/30/magazine/the-lives-they-lived-roger-starr-b-1918-the-contrarian.html |accessdate=2011-05-16}}</ref> |
'''Roger Starr''' (1918 - 2001) was an intelligence officer during [[World War II]], businessman, active in community organizations, and [[New York City]] housing administrator. Later in life, he became a writer for the [[New York Times]]. One of his books was ''The Living End'' (1966).<ref>{{cite news |title=The Lives They Lived: Roger Starr, B. 1918; The Contrarian |first=Jack |last=Rosenthal |newspaper=The New York Times Magazine |date=2001-12-30 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/30/magazine/the-lives-they-lived-roger-starr-b-1918-the-contrarian.html |accessdate=2011-05-16}}</ref> |
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== Early life== |
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Starr was born in [[New York (city)|New York]] and attended [[Yale University]] as an undergraduate. He joined the [[United States Army]] and the [[Office of Strategic Services]] during World War II.<ref name=Goldstein>{{cite book |doi=10.1515/9780691207056-049 |chapter=Roger Starr |title=Affordable Housing in New York |year=2016 |editor-last1=Bloom |editor-first1=Nicholas Dagen |last1=Goldstein |first1=Brian |pages=261–264 |isbn=9780691207056 |editor-first2=Matthew Gordon |editor-last2=Lasner }}</ref> |
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==Planned shrinkage== |
==Planned shrinkage== |
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He proposed a "planned shrinkage" in 1976. He wanted people to leave the depressed areas like the [[South Bronx]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|last=Lambert|first=Bruce|date=2001-09-11|title=Roger Starr, New York Planning Official, Author and Editorial Writer, Is Dead at 83|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/11/nyregion/roger-starr-new-york-planning-official-author-and-editorial-writer-is-dead-at-83.html|access-date=2023-05-22|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The mayor he served as the Housing and Development administrator did not support the idea. Members of the City Council called it "inhuman", "racist" and "[[Genocide|genocidal]]". Protesters would make disturbances on his public appearances.<ref name=":1" /> |
He proposed a "planned shrinkage" in 1976. He wanted people to leave the depressed areas like the [[South Bronx]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|last=Lambert|first=Bruce|date=2001-09-11|title=Roger Starr, New York Planning Official, Author and Editorial Writer, Is Dead at 83|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/11/nyregion/roger-starr-new-york-planning-official-author-and-editorial-writer-is-dead-at-83.html|access-date=2023-05-22|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The mayor he served as the Housing and Development administrator did not support the idea. Members of the City Council called it "inhuman", "racist" and "[[Genocide|genocidal]]". Protesters would make disturbances on his public appearances.<ref name=":1" /> |
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Roger Starr (1918 - 2001) was an intelligence officer during World War II, businessman, active in community organizations, and New York City housing administrator. Later in life, he became a writer for the New York Times. One of his books was The Living End (1966).[1]
Early life
Starr was born in New York and attended Yale University as an undergraduate. He joined the United States Army and the Office of Strategic Services during World War II.[2]
Planned shrinkage
He proposed a "planned shrinkage" in 1976. He wanted people to leave the depressed areas like the South Bronx.[3] The mayor he served as the Housing and Development administrator did not support the idea. Members of the City Council called it "inhuman", "racist" and "genocidal". Protesters would make disturbances on his public appearances.[3]
References
- ^ Rosenthal, Jack (2001-12-30). "The Lives They Lived: Roger Starr, B. 1918; The Contrarian". The New York Times Magazine. Retrieved 2011-05-16.
- ^ Goldstein, Brian (2016). "Roger Starr". In Bloom, Nicholas Dagen; Lasner, Matthew Gordon (eds.). Affordable Housing in New York. pp. 261–264. doi:10.1515/9780691207056-049. ISBN 9780691207056.
- ^ a b Lambert, Bruce (2001-09-11). "Roger Starr, New York Planning Official, Author and Editorial Writer, Is Dead at 83". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
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