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Manipulation of racist attitudes for real estate profit
Blockbusting is a business practice in the United States in which real estate agents and building developers convinced residents in a particular area to
Blockbusting
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up blockbusting in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Blockbusting is an unethical business practice used in the United States real estate market.
Blockbusting_(disambiguation)
Most populous city in Illinois, United States
blacks continued, the real estate industry practiced what became known as blockbusting, completely changing the racial composition of whole neighborhoods. Structural
Chicago
Capital and most populous city of Georgia, U.S.
disenfranchisement of most voters. In 1961, the city attempted to thwart blockbusting by realtors by erecting road barriers in Cascade Heights, countering
Atlanta
Combinatorial game solved using overheating
of Blockbusting may be used as the basis of a strategy for the combinatorial game of Domineering. Berlekamp, Elwyn R (1988-09-01). "Blockbusting and
Blockbusting_(game)
1972 film by Francis Ford Coppola
9, 2026. Block, Alex Ben; Wilson, Lucy Autrey (2010). George Lucas's Blockbusting: A Decade-by-Decade Survey of Timeless Movies Including Untold Secrets
The_Godfather
Mass exodus of white people from areas becoming more diverse
leave their destroyed community. The real estate business practice of "blockbusting" was a for-profit catalyst for white flight, and a means to control non-white
White_flight
1991 video game
Popils, known in Europe as Popils The Blockbusting Challenge and in Japan as Magical Puzzle Popils (マジカルパズル・ポピルズ), is a stage-based puzzle-platform game
Popils
1939 film by Victor Fleming
Block, Alex Ben; Wilson, Lucy Autrey, eds. (2010). George Lucas's Blockbusting: A Decade-By-Decade Survey of Timeless Movies Including Untold Secrets
Gone_with_the_Wind_(film)
ISBN 978-0-299-11440-4. Block, Alex Ben; Autrey Wilson, Lucy (2010). George Lucas's Blockbusting: A Decade-by-Decade Survey of Timeless Movies Including Untold Secrets
List_of_James_Bond_films
American actor and film producer (born 1962)
2025. Block, Alex Ben; Wilson, Lucy Autrey, eds. (2010). George Lucas's Blockbusting: A Decade-By-Decade Survey of Timeless Movies Including Untold Secrets
Tom_Cruise
City in New York, United States
suburbs. However, the effects of redlining, steering, social inequality, blockbusting, white flight and other racial policies resulted in the city (and region)
Buffalo,_New_York
Block, Alex Ben; Wilson, Lucy Autrey, eds. (2010). George Lucas's Blockbusting: A Decade-by-Decade Survey of Timeless Movies Including Untold Secrets
List of highest-grossing biographical films
List_of_highest-grossing_biographical_films
Systemic denial of services to some areas
alternative pretext for higher rates. Neighborhoods which were targeted for blockbusting were also subject to reverse redlining. In the 1960s, sociologist John
Redlining
Annual award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
2, 2026. Block, Alex Ben; Wilson, Lucy Autrey (2010). George Lucas's Blockbusting: A Decade-by-Decade Survey of Timeless Movies Including Untold Secrets
Academy Award for Best Picture
Academy_Award_for_Best_Picture
American actor (born 1974)
2019. Block, Alex Ben; Wilson, Lucy Autrey, eds. (2010). George Lucas's Blockbusting: A Decade-By-Decade Survey of Timeless Movies Including Untold Secrets
Leonardo_DiCaprio
American rapper (1964–1995)
California, a middle-class Los Angeles suburb that was experiencing blockbusting. His father was a postal worker and his mother was a grade-school administrator
Eazy-E
City in New York, United States
did, the area experienced white flight accelerated by school busing, blockbusting, and race riots downtown, and crime increased, with violence, drug use
Rochester,_New_York
2017. Block, Alex Ben; Wilson, Lucy Autrey, eds. (2010). George Lucas's Blockbusting: A Decade-by-Decade Survey of Timeless Movies Including Untold Secrets
List of highest-grossing films
List_of_highest-grossing_films
American actress (1911–1937)
ISBN 978-0-520-26048-1. Block, Alex Ben; Autrey Wilson, Lucy (2010). George Lucas's Blockbusting: A Decade-by-Decade Survey of Timeless Movies Including Untold Secrets
Jean_Harlow
2024 American historical drama television series
"'Shōgun was so refreshing for the Japanese': Takashi Murakami on his blockbusting return". The Guardian. December 10, 2024. Emberwing, Amelia (December
Shōgun_(2024_TV_series)
1959 American epic film directed by William Wyler
19, 1959. Block, Alex Ben; Wilson, Lucy Autrey (2010). George Lucas's Blockbusting: A Decade-by-Decade Survey of Timeless Movies Including Untold Secrets
Ben-Hur_(1959_film)
Largest city in Maryland, United States
Lewis Historical Publishing Company. Vol. 1. Orser, Edward W. (1994). Blockbusting in Baltimore: the Edmonston Village Story. University Press of Kentucky
Baltimore
actors Block, Alex Ben; Wilson, Lucy Autrey, eds. (2010). George Lucas's Blockbusting: A Decade-By-Decade Survey of Timeless Movies Including Untold Secrets
List of highest-paid film actors
List_of_highest-paid_film_actors
British motoring TV show (2002–2022)
life... featuring breath-taking stunts, amazing special effects and blockbusting driving sequences featuring some of the world's best precision drivers"
Top_Gear_(2002_TV_series)
1965 film by Robert Wise
Block, Alex Ben; Wilson, Lucy Autrey, eds. (2010). George Lucas's Blockbusting: A Decade-by-Decade Survey of Timeless Movies Including Untold Secrets
The_Sound_of_Music_(film)
Phases of racial segregation after the freeing of the slaves in 1865 in the United States
and de facto business segregation after the Atlanta Race Riot of 1906; blockbusting and black residential expansion starting in the 1950s; and gradual integration
Racial_segregation_in_Atlanta
American novelist
bluegrass country, Variety, July 9, 2006 Thomas S. Watson, 'Wife of blockbusting producer restores town', Daily News, October 11, 1998 [1] "The Linda
Linda_Bruckheimer
1968 film by Stanley Kubrick
2007. Block, Alex Ben; Wilson, Lucy Autrey, eds. (2010). George Lucas's Blockbusting: A Decade-by-Decade Survey of Timeless Movies Including Untold Secrets
2001:_A_Space_Odyssey
1950s and 60s youth subculture in the United States
(New York: Carol Publishing Group, 1989), pp. 28, 272. Orser, W. E., Blockbusting in Baltimore: The Edmondson Village Story (Lexington: UPK, 1994), p.
Greaser_(subculture)
American actor, producer, and screenwriter (born 1966)
2025. Hoad, Phil (January 30, 2025). "Detective Chinatown 1900 review – Blockbusting Chinese franchise goes back in time". The Guardian. Retrieved February
John_Cusack
1937 American animated musical fantasy film
Francis. Block, Alex Ben; Wilson, Lucy Autrey, eds. (2010). George Lucas's Blockbusting: A Decade-By-Decade Survey of Timeless Movies Including Untold Secrets
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film)
Snow_White_and_the_Seven_Dwarfs_(1937_film)
American actor, author, businessman, producer, and director (born 1958)
2025. Block, Alex Ben; Wilson, Lucy Autrey, eds. (2010). George Lucas's Blockbusting: A Decade-by-Decade Survey of Timeless Movies Including Untold Secrets
Steve_Guttenberg
American actress (born 1977)
Couple Emily Regular role; 38 episodes 2017 I'm Sorry Grocery Woman Episode: "Weekend Alone" 2023 The Wonder Years Judy Hitman Episode: "Blockbusting"
Lindsay_Sloane
City in California, United States
developer Joseph Eichler, who built almost 3,000 homes in Palo Alto. Blockbusting strategies were also employed to instill fear in white neighborhoods
Palo_Alto,_California
American actor and comedian (born 1974)
executive producer and writer 2023 The Wonder Years Terrence Episode: "Blockbusting" 2023–2024 Extended Family Trey Lead role 2025 Home Delivery (2025) Jimmy
Donald_Faison
2001 DreamWorks Animation film
Powell,... Alex Ben Block, Lucy Autrey Wilson (2010). George Lucas's Blockbusting: A Decade-by-Decade Survey of Timeless Movies Including Untold Secrets
Shrek
1976 film by John G. Avildsen
link] Block, Alex Ben; Wilson, Lucy Autrey, eds. (2010). George Lucas's Blockbusting: A Decade-By-Decade Survey of Timeless Movies Including Untold Secrets
Rocky
homes there. However, by the late 1950s, such efforts proved futile as blockbusting drove whites to sell their homes in neighborhoods such as Adamsville
History_of_Atlanta
American actor (born 1938)
g12. Block, Alex Ben; Wilson, Lucy Autrey, eds. (2010). George Lucas's Blockbusting: A Decade-By-Decade Survey of Timeless Movies Including Untold Secrets
Elliott_Gould
1987 film by Jim Drake
Tomatoes Block, Alex Ben; Wilson, Lucy Autrey, eds. (2010). George Lucas's Blockbusting: A Decade-by-Decade Survey of Timeless Movies Including Untold Secrets
Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol
Police_Academy_4:_Citizens_on_Patrol
1956 film by Cecil B. DeMille
ISBN 978-0813123240. Block, Alex Ben; Wilson, Lucy Autrey, eds. (2010). George Lucas's Blockbusting: A Decade-by-Decade Survey of Timeless Movies Including Untold Secrets
The Ten Commandments (1956 film)
The_Ten_Commandments_(1956_film)
1932 American film
Block, Alex Ben; Wilson, Lucy Autry (March 30, 2010). George Lucas's blockbusting: A Decade-by-Decade Survey of Timeless Movies Including Untold Secrets
Shanghai_Express_(film)
1997 American fantasy comedy film by Tom Shadyac
9, 2010. Block, Alex Ben; Wilson, Lucy Autrey (2010). George Lucas's Blockbusting: A Decade-by-Decade Survey of Timeless Movies Including Untold Secrets
Liar_Liar
1988 film directed by Robert Zemeckis
2010. Block, Alex Ben; Wilson, Lucy Autrey, eds. (2010). George Lucas's Blockbusting: A Decade-By-Decade Survey of Timeless Movies Including Untold Secrets
Who_Framed_Roger_Rabbit
City in California, United States
time. He did this by "blockbusting," which is a strategy that was employed all over the country to similar results. Blockbusting involves instilling panic
East_Palo_Alto,_California
Operations adjusting incentives of combinatorial games
Overheating was generalised by Elwyn Berlekamp for the analysis of Blockbusting. Chilling (or unheating) and warming are variants used in the analysis
Cooling and heating (combinatorial game theory)
Cooling_and_heating_(combinatorial_game_theory)
2019. Block, Alex Ben; Wilson, Lucy Autrey, eds. (2010). George Lucas's Blockbusting: A Decade-By-Decade Survey of Timeless Movies Including Untold Secrets
List of highest-grossing animated films
List_of_highest-grossing_animated_films
Referendum on housing discrimination
continued. As an example, an insidious form of segregation known as blockbusting occurred in East Palo Alto. In 1954, a white resident sold his house
1964 California Proposition 14
1964_California_Proposition_14
2016 Canadian comedy-drama television series
suspect the building manager is trying to force them out as part of a blockbusting scheme. Meanwhile, Don is offered a retirement package and must determine
Private_Eyes_(TV_series)
2017 book by Richard Rothstein
history of subsidized housing and discusses the phenomena of white flight, blockbusting, and racial covenants, and their role in housing segregation. Rothstein
The_Color_of_Law
1927 film by Alan Crosland
15, 2021. Block, Alex Ben; Wilson, Lucy Autrey (2010). George Lucas's Blockbusting: A Decade-by-Decade Survey of Timeless Movies Including Untold Secrets
The_Jazz_Singer
Neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, United States
were moving to other areas. School integration in the subsequent years, blockbusting, and subsequent ethnic turmoil encouraged many remaining families to
North_Hollywood,_Los_Angeles
1969 James Bond film by Peter R. Hunt
ISBN 978-0-8032-6240-9. Block, Alex Ben; Autrey Wilson, Lucy (2010). George Lucas's Blockbusting: A Decade-by-Decade Survey of Timeless Movies Including Untold Secrets
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (film)
On_Her_Majesty's_Secret_Service_(film)
2021 American television sitcom
Muhammad Amberia Allen June 21, 2023 (2023-06-21) 2EDT03 1.90 26 4 "Blockbusting" Nefertite Nguvu Jacque Edmonds Cofer June 28, 2023 (2023-06-28) 2EDT05
The Wonder Years (2021 TV series)
The_Wonder_Years_(2021_TV_series)
November 2020. Block, Alex Ben; Autrey Wilson, Lucy (2010). George Lucas's Blockbusting: A Decade-by-Decade Survey of Timeless Movies Including Untold Secrets
Portrayal of James Bond in film
Portrayal_of_James_Bond_in_film
Block, Alex Ben; Wilson, Lucy Autry (March 30, 2010). George Lucas's blockbusting: A Decade-by-Decade Survey of Timeless Movies Including Untold Secrets
1931_in_film
German and American actress (1901–1992)
Block, Alex Ben; Wilson, Lucy Autry (30 March 2010). George Lucas's blockbusting: A Decade-by-Decade Survey of Timeless Movies Including Untold Secrets
Marlene_Dietrich
American animation studio
364–367 Block, Alex Ben; Wilson, Lucy Autrey, eds. (2010). George Lucas's Blockbusting: A Decade-by-Decade Survey of Timeless Movies Including Untold Secrets
Walt_Disney_Animation_Studios
1985 film directed by Jerry Paris
E. Block, Alex Ben; Wilson, Lucy Autrey, eds. (2010). George Lucas's Blockbusting: A Decade-by-Decade Survey of Timeless Movies Including Untold Secrets
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
Police_Academy_2:_Their_First_Assignment
First three films in the media franchise
in Block, Alex Ben; Wilson, Lucy Autrey, eds. (2010). George Lucas's Blockbusting: A Decade-By-Decade Survey of Timeless Movies Including Untold Secrets
Star_Wars_original_trilogy
30. Block, Alex Ben; Wilson, Lucy Autrey, eds. (2010). George Lucas's Blockbusting: A Decade-by-Decade Survey of Timeless Movies Including Untold Secrets
1977_in_film
1972–1990 film series directed by Francis Ford Coppola
22, 2020. Block, Alex Ben; Wilson, Lucy Autrey (2010). George Lucas's Blockbusting: A Decade-by-Decade Survey of Timeless Movies Including Untold Secrets
The_Godfather_(film_series)
Urban socioeconomic process
with high income-oriented new housing)—a gentrification process called "blockbusting". As of 2011[update], gentrification in Canada has proceeded quickly
Gentrification
1958 film by Alfred Hitchcock
(2010). Block, Alex Ben; Wilson, Lucy Autrey (eds.). George Lucas's Blockbusting: A Decade-By-Decade Survey of Timeless Movies Including Untold Secrets
Vertigo_(film)
1984 American film by Hugh Wilson
E. Block, Alex Ben; Wilson, Lucy Autrey, eds. (2010). George Lucas's Blockbusting: A Decade-by-Decade Survey of Timeless Movies Including Untold Secrets
Police_Academy_(film)
2016. Block, Alex Ben; Wilson, Lucy Autrey, eds. (2010). George Lucas's Blockbusting: A Decade-by-Decade Survey of Timeless Movies Including Untold Secrets
List of fastest-grossing films
List_of_fastest-grossing_films
2021. Block, Alex Ben; Wilson, Lucy Autrey, eds. (2010). George Lucas's Blockbusting: A Decade-By-Decade Survey of Timeless Movies Including Untold Secrets
List_of_most_expensive_films
2023. Block, Alex Ben; Wilson, Lucy Autrey, eds. (2010). George Lucas's Blockbusting: A Decade-by-Decade Survey of Timeless Movies Including Untold Secrets
List of biggest box-office bombs
List_of_biggest_box-office_bombs
Second film trilogy in the Star Wars franchise
in Block, Alex Ben; Wilson, Lucy Autrey, eds. (2010). George Lucas's Blockbusting: A Decade-By-Decade Survey of Timeless Movies Including Untold Secrets
Star_Wars_prequel_trilogy
American fiction writer (born 1946)
to Star Wars if the film was unsuccessful. However, Star Wars was a blockbusting success, and The Empire Strikes Back (1980) would be developed instead
Alan_Dean_Foster
Topics referred to by the same term
All pages with titles containing Block Buster Block (disambiguation) Blockbusting (disambiguation) This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
Blockbuster
1970 film by Robert Altman
2010. Block, Alex Ben; Wilson, Lucy Autrey, eds. (2010). George Lucas's Blockbusting: A Decade-By-Decade Survey of Timeless Movies Including Untold Secrets
M*A*S*H_(film)
2025 Chinese film
IMDb. Hoad, Phil (30 January 2025). "Detective Chinatown 1900 review – blockbusting Chinese franchise goes back in time". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 February
Detective_Chinatown_1900
Poor racially segregated urban neighborhoods in the United States
– the exodus of whites out of the inner city into the suburbs – and blockbusting in the 1960s and 70s. Minorities continued to migrate into the red zoned
American_ghettos
City in Ohio, United States
Heights avoided many of the problems created from practices such as blockbusting and white flight. In 1986, the city began the Fund for the Future of
Shaker_Heights,_Ohio
1989 film by Peter Bonerz
Tomatoes Block, Alex Ben; Wilson, Lucy Autrey, eds. (2010). George Lucas's Blockbusting: A Decade-by-Decade Survey of Timeless Movies Including Untold Secrets
Police Academy 6: City Under Siege
Police_Academy_6:_City_Under_Siege
Royals in 1956, demographic shifts and homeowner fears exacerbated by blockbusting in 1962, the Division Street riots in 1966, and finally the arrival of
History of gangs in Humboldt Park
History_of_gangs_in_Humboldt_Park
Decade of the Gregorian calendar (1930–1939)
Block, Alex Ben; Wilson, Lucy Autrey (30 March 2010). George Lucas's Blockbusting: A Decade-by-Decade Survey of Timeless Movies Including Untold Secrets
1930s
Play by Samson Raphaelson
p. 195 Block, Alex Ben; Wilson, Lucy Autrey (2010). George Lucas's Blockbusting: A Decade-by-Decade Survey of Timeless Movies Including Untold Secrets
The_Jazz_Singer_(play)
Neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts
suburbs, certain Boston banks and real estate companies developed a blockbusting plan for the area. The Blue Hill Avenue area was "redlined" so that only
Dorchester,_Boston
Neighborhood in New York City
Bedford–Stuyvesant. In the 1950s, real estate agents and speculators employed blockbusting to turn a profit. As a result, formerly middle-class white homes were
Bedford–Stuyvesant,_Brooklyn
Migrations in the US from 1940 to 1970
in the inner city. White flight was driven in part by the process of blockbusting. White property owners, fearful of minority groups, sold their homes
Second Great Migration (African American)
Second_Great_Migration_(African_American)
2022–2024 concert residency by Adele
spectacular, eccentric yet slick and richly emotional" and "an absolutely blockbusting, heart-soaring show packed with personality". NME's Will Richards described
Weekends_with_Adele
Film by Cecil B. DeMille
Archive. Birchard 2009, p. 334. Block, Alex Ben (2010). George Lucas's Blockbusting: A Decade-by-Decade Survey of Timeless Movies Including Untold Secrets
Samson and Delilah (1949 film)
Samson_and_Delilah_(1949_film)
DC Comics superhero adaptations
Autrey; Lucas, George; Coppola, Francis Ford (2010). George Lucas's Blockbusting: A Decade-by-Decade Survey of Timeless Movies Including Untold Secrets
Superman_in_film
July 2011. Block, Alex Ben; Wilson, Lucy Autrey (2010). George Lucas's Blockbusting: A Decade-by-Decade Survey of Timeless Movies Including Untold Secrets
List of highest-grossing sports films
List_of_highest-grossing_sports_films
2026-06-05. Block, Alex Ben; Wilson, Lucy Autrey (2010). George Lucas's Blockbusting: A Decade-by-Decade Survey of Timeless Movies Including Untold Secrets
List of highest-grossing action films
List_of_highest-grossing_action_films
Neighborhood in New York, United States
renewal in the Lower East Side, and racial transition exacerbated by blockbusting in the Hamlin Park neighborhood, displaced the formerly large Jewish
North_Buffalo,_Buffalo
white neighborhoods. Another discriminatory practice was called blockbusting. Blockbusting was when real estate agents persuaded owners to sell property
Housing discrimination in the United States
Housing_discrimination_in_the_United_States
American life insurance company
families in racially integrated neighborhoods. This came in the wake of blockbusting in East Palo Alto after a white family sold their home to a Black family
Prudential_Financial
1916 film directed by D. W. Griffith
2023. Block, Alex Ben; Wilson, Lucy Autrey, eds. (2010). George Lucas's Blockbusting: A Decade-by-Decade Survey of Timeless Movies Including Untold Secrets
Intolerance_(film)
U.S. financial services company
insurer to return roughly 30% of the premiums to WAEPA. In 1954, following blockbusting in East Palo Alto, Equitable pursued a policy forbidding issuing mortgages
Equitable_Holdings
Tonga international rugby league footballer
17 July 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2015. Chris Hyde (19 March 2015). "Blockbusting centre Konrad Hurrell re-signs with Warriors until end of 2018". Stuff
Konrad_Hurrell
American mathematician (1940–2019)
algorithm Berlekamp–Zassenhaus algorithm Berlekamp–Van Lint–Seidel graph Blockbusting Combinatorial game theory Cooling and heating Coupon Go Error-correcting
Elwyn_Berlekamp
Former design program at Stanford University
published Experiences in Visual Thinking, and Jim Adams', Conceptual Blockbusting, a Guide to Better Ideas. The "loft" was a bootleg attic space in Building
Stanford Joint Program in Design
Stanford_Joint_Program_in_Design
Community area in Chicago, Illinois
the 1950s and 1960s the community witnessed the combined effects of blockbusting by unscrupulous real estate agents and the ensuing white flight resulting
Roseland,_Chicago
Metaphor for unconventional thinking
Kogan Page. p. 127. ISBN 9780749452186. Adams, J. L. (1979). Conceptual Blockbusting: A Guide to Better Ideas. New York: W. W. Norton. ISBN 978-0-201-10089-1
Thinking_outside_the_box
1988 film by Alan Myerson
IMDb. Block, Alex Ben; Wilson, Lucy Autrey, eds. (2010). George Lucas's Blockbusting: A Decade-by-Decade Survey of Timeless Movies Including Untold Secrets
Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach
Police_Academy_5:_Assignment_Miami_Beach
American academic
experimentation, leading to a working prototype. James Adams in Conceptual Blockbusting: "I was first introduced to thinking about thinking by the late John
John_E._Arnold
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