Handy Heights Project

Handy Heights Project

This is a booklet about the redesign of the Handy Heights neighborhood in 1954. The project cleared 26 acres of land (and 84 structures) in West Florence and brought public housing, an elementary school, and an African American housing development to the area. This was one of the first urban renewal...

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Main Author: Florence Housing Authority
Format: Electronic
Published: Project Say Something: The Shoals Black History Collection
Subjects:
Photographs, documents, and clippings
Online Access:https://shoalsblackhistory.omeka.net/items/show/280
format Electronic
collection Community Collection
building Project Say Something: The Shoals Black History Collection
publisher Project Say Something: The Shoals Black History Collection
topic Photographs, documents, and clippings
spellingShingle Photographs, documents, and clippings
Handy Heights Project
Florence Housing Authority
fulltopic Photographs, documents, and clippings
Community; urban renewal; public housing; segregation
description This is a booklet about the redesign of the Handy Heights neighborhood in 1954. The project cleared 26 acres of land (and 84 structures) in West Florence and brought public housing, an elementary school, and an African American housing development to the area. This was one of the first urban renewal redevelopments aimed at African Americans in the entire nation.
spelling Handy Heights ProjectFlorence Housing Authority Community; urban renewal; public housing; segregationThis is a booklet about the redesign of the Handy Heights neighborhood in 1954. The project cleared 26 acres of land (and 84 structures) in West Florence and brought public housing, an elementary school, and an African American housing development to the area. This was one of the first urban renewal redevelopments aimed at African Americans in the entire nation.Florence Housing Authority; Harvard University Library Brian Murphy1954-11-15Mixed MediaPDFHandyHeights.pdfhttps://shoalsblackhistory.omeka.net/items/show/280https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/36745/archive/files/fb7b5601cdc6fd16c9e9b7ae7727ec8d.pdf?Expires=1708560000&Signature=WRWLvU2%7EA9%7EMRSHctRvFqgFJAq9Ox9t3gTKnO6iqV-qJowGuBF7P8zW5nX-MtNoWr3M2IlWGn-RdLJKwhEDQDpZwAjZwHa%7E5ppKLJk-R2lH9lNc0gbPqdtXe30DfMQOEJpHZ76KlKNleIX-kfjeD5s-VaEhyKKU3FNXalf-lgz7R91YSAJEUdb6Pn5KM1HzPgh7FAJURjBkpTwXkV7bEtATMh9L308DV3LBK%7ED%7EhkIWIPZqailtLKa-1c7p76sZpl-dfDYDx2dLI-DHNJSMVQjHssD6jTpBSoNF77dDrGpg0hlFA70LcSf9QBeLd4TMmp8Mwe2R%7EznOds4BtfAaepg__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZMHarvard University Library: the Department of City Planning and Landscape ArchitectureEnglishImages are available for educational and research purposes. This image may not be reproduced for commercial purposes without the express written consent of the copyright holder. It is the responsibility of the interested party to identify the copyright holder and receive permission.
title Handy Heights Project
titleStr Handy Heights Project
author Florence Housing Authority
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