University Archives and Records Center
University of Pennsylvania

Abandoned and deteriorated housing in the University City area, ca. 1960

Description:

The removal or rehabilitation of slums was a primary goal of the federal and state legislation authorizing urban redevelopment after World War II. These views, taken from the Build America Better Committee's publication, Conservation-Centered Renewal in the University City Area of West Philadelphia (National Association of Real-Estate Boards, 1960), are typical of the images used to demonstrate the problems requiring legislative remedy.

Date: 1960

Medium: black and white photographs

Location:

University Archives, The University of Pennsylvania
Office of the President, UPA 4
"Community Relations - West Philadelphia Corporation II," General, 1960-1965
Box 152

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