Tenement buildings--1840

• Imagine your entire extended family and more…. Living in a 25 x 25 space….

New York City tenement, 1910

"The Bright Side of Life in a Tenement House" from "Life in

New York ...

Sleeping Quarters in a New York City Tenement House

New York City Tenement House Department

Markets…

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.

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.

Immigration Ellis Island

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.

Great Depression 1929…Hoovervilles

US Housing census in 1940

Sears and roebuck homes - 1940

1940’s tract homes

Tract home developments

The center of the home…

• http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7409112n&tag=mncol;lst;1

St Charles,MO New Town

• http://www.newtownatstcharles.com/Architecture.aspx