By the 1970s, the region had become one of the most blighted and crime-ridden in the city, although gentrification in the area is revitalizing certain sections.

Many environmentalists expressed relief that a compromise to reclaim the state's most blighted areas had finally been adopted in Albany.

I would write a profile of the world's most blighted city.

Still, even in its most blighted state the street continued to draw people who came to enjoy the bright lights, crowds and budget movie tickets.

He is trying to bring down a total of 100,000 of the nation's most blighted units over the next few years.

Thirty years in one of the nation's most blighted neighborhoods has convinced her that everyone can do something, even if it's just volunteering at a school.

Q. What is happening with the downtown's most blighted areas?

The neighborhood is one of the most blighted in the city.

For the past couple decades, it has been considered the most blighted and crime-ridden area on the south side of Minneapolis, although there are efforts to change that.

Oak Park had a long history as one of the most blighted and crime ridden neighborhoods in the entire city.