FDR: “Ten years ago public erection of fifty-one big, carefully planned…”

On the recordJanuary 13, 1937

Ten years ago public erection of fifty-one big, carefully planned community projects, replacing festering slum areas, would have seemed incredible.

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Democratic · New York

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Greeting to the National Public Housing Conference

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FDR: “Ten years ago public erection of fifty-one big, carefully planned community projects, replacing festering slum areas…”