Public Housing That Worked: New York in the Twentieth Century

by Nicholas Dagen Bloom

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When it comes to large-scale public housing in the United States, the consensus for the past decades has been to let the wrecking balls fly. The demolition of infamous projects, such as Pruitt-Igoe in St. Louis and the towers of Cabrini-Green in Chicago, represents to most Americans the fate of all public housing. Yet one notable exception to this national tragedy remains. The New York City Housing Authority, America's largest public housing manager,...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0812220676

ISBN13:9780812220674

Release Date:February 2009

Publisher:University of Pennsylvania Press

Length:368 Pages

Weight:1.35 lbs.

Dimensions:9.0" x 0.8" x 6.0"

Related Subjects

History Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences

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