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Learning Places Spring 2016 LIBRARY / ARCHIVE REPORT 3 LaGuardia and Wagner Archives: The New York City Housing Authority Frank Smith 04.15.2015 INTRODUCTION

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Learning Places Spring 2016

LIBRARY / ARCHIVE REPORT 3

LaGuardia and Wagner Archives: The New York City Housing Authority

Frank Smith 04.15.2015

INTRODUCTION

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LaGuardiaCollegehasaveryvastarchivescollection,weasaclasswillbefocusingonsomeofthesamelandmarkswehadbeenfocusingonthroughoutthesemesterliketheFarraguthousesandtheBrooklynBridge.WewillbelookingfurtherathowtheselandmarksshapeddowntownBrooklyn.

PRE-VISIT REFLECTION IexpecttheLaGuardiaarchivetohavevaluetoourresearch,butIcan’tseeitbeingasvastasourlasttwoarchivevisits.TheNewYorkpubliclibraryhasoneofthebiggesthistoricalarchivesintheworldhowcouldLaGuardiaCCcompare.

SOURCES found 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farragut_Houses2. NewYorkCityPublicHousingFarragut:

http://www.nyc.gov/html/nycha/html/developments/bklynfarragut.shtml

DOCUMENTATION of site & resources (maps/archival documents/photos) http://www.nyc.gov/html/nycha/html/developments/bklynfarragut.shtml

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This is a picture the class looked in the Archives this was plan of the Farragut house, before they were built. This purposing ended not being used most likely due to the highway separating the houses.

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These last two photos (circa 1934) are presenting the difference between white and black children in public housing at the time. We took notice how the white children were given a better space, due to the segregation at the time of the photos.

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This is a picture of an interesting poster of with a lot of history of public housing in the five boroughs. It notes the demand and public outcry in the mid-20th century for public housing .

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DISCOVERIES 1. NeighborhoodHistory

a. TheFarraguthousewerebuiltin1951and1952

2. KeyEvents/HistoricalDates. a. Lowincomeresidentswhoneedcheaphousingb. Mayorsmeetingabouttheprojectin1941

3. KeyPlayers . FiorelloH.LaGuardiaa. Publicoutcryforbetterlowincomehousing

4. RelationshipKeyPlayers. MayorofNewYorkCitywhoapprovedprojecta.

5. PublicPerceptionofKeyEvents. Theresidentswhoneededthehousingwerehappyforthenewhousinga. MiddleclassresidentsofdowntownBrooklyntrytotryawayfromthehousingprojectsduetocrime

TOPICS & KEYWORDS TERMSusefulforconductingfurtherresearch.TERMSusefulforconductingfurtherresearch.TERMSusefulforconductingfurtherresearch.TERMSusefulforconductingfurtherresearch.TERMSusefulforconductingfurtherresearch.TERMSusefulforconductingfurtherresearch.TERMSusefulforconductingfurtherresearch.

QUANTITATIVE DATA for Area of Study Subject Data

LandOwnership Once private but later public

NumberofBlocks Six blocks around

#ofBuildingsonaTypicalBlock 10 buildings

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Materials Brick and stucco

#ofStoriesofBuildings 13 to 14 stories high

ResidentialBldgs All 10 buildings are residential

EmptyLots There are none

CommercialUses There are none

IndustrialUses There is non

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QUESTIONS to Research Further QUESTIONS:

1. HowdidtheFarraguthouseschangethelandscapeoftheneighborhood?2. DidtheFarraguthouseshelpfixthepublicoutcryformorepublichousing?3. Whowasthedrivingforcebehindthisurbanrenewalproject?

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RESEARCHMETHOD/ADDITIONALSOURCESNEEDEDTOANSWEREACHQUESTIONABOVE:

1. a. Wikipediawouldbeagoodplacetosearchforinformationb. StatedocumentsonNYCHA.govc. 2.xxd. GoogletheFarragutandlookatoldpicturesandmaps

3.e. Wikipediasearchf. NYCHA.GovforwhohelpedgettheFarraguthousesinmotion

SUMMARY / POST VISIT REFLECTION Thearchivevisitconsistedofalotofgeneralinformationwehadresearchedatfirst,butthedaywentwefocusedmoreonepublichousingindownBrooklynwhichwasreallyinteresting.Thenwewenttothearchiveroom,whichsurprisedmeahugeroomwithalotofextensiveinformation.IdidnotgettofurthermypersonalresearchonthefiredepartmentinBrooklyn.ButIwaspleasantlysurpriseofthevastinformationwegainedatLaGuardiaCC.