GGR339H1 Lecture 4: GGR339 Lecture Four.docx
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Ggr339: lecture four - tuesday, january 27, 2015. The appeal of tenements as a way to curb diseases, especially targeted towards children. However, the buildings were destructive and created segregation. Eventually resulted in the demolishing of the apartments. Some of the blame was placed on the architecture, government. The slum lords were able to push people into these areas. The development of public housing was that the public could take over in building houses. There was a sense of community among the people. According to louis, there was a problem of not enough financial resources. The people could not afford maintaining the public houses, eventually it was labelled as a free market that was a threat to the bank. In order to increase profit, they went towards the reconstruction of the buildings. The rise of the suburban areas in 1949 was a better option, losing the middle class.
