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1 Tenement buildings--1840 Imagine your entire extended family and more…. Living in a 25 x 25 space….

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4 New York City tenement, 1910

5 "The Bright Side of Life in a Tenement House" from "Life in New York...

6 Sleeping Quarters in a New York City Tenement House

7 New York City Tenement House Department

8 Markets…

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10 1890 Government regulations Each room in tenement house have a window. Kitchen sink and running water. Community toilets were to be located in the stairway area connecting the floors.

11 1880 Pullman Row houses- Chicago The town of Pullman was built as a complete company town for the workers of the Pullman Palace Car Company. Much of the residential parts of the old town still stand, while most of the industrial buildings are gone. This is undoubtedly one of the most historically-significant neighborhoods in the city.

12 Immigration Ellis Island

13 Housing shortage after World War I Little housing built during war. Caused overcrowding and many boarders. Shortage of building materials. 1/3 population living in substandard housing.

14 Great Depression 1929…Hoovervilles

15 US Housing census in 1940

16 Sears and roebuck homes - 1940

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20 1940’s tract homes

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22 Tract home developments

23 The center of the home… http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id= 7409112n&tag=mncol;lst;1http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id= 7409112n&tag=mncol;lst;1

24 St Charles,MO New Town http://www.newtownatstcharles.com/Archit ecture.aspxhttp://www.newtownatstcharles.com/Archit ecture.aspx


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