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Federal Housing Administration A Handbook on Urban Redevelopment for Cities in the United States

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09640.070.01 Author/Creator: Federal Housing Administration Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Pamphlet Date: November 1941 Pagination: 105 p. ; Height: 23.5 cm, Width: 14.7 cm Order a Copy

One pamphlet entitled "A Handbook on Urban Redevelopment for Cities in the United States," dated November 1941. Printed by the Federal Housing Administration. Item includes recommendations for housing programs in impoverished metropolitan areas. The administration released studies of infrastructure, zones, public spaces, and implementation of a plan to improve areas.

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