Description: An aerial photograph of Lakeview Terrace, in Cleveland, Ohio, with the Cuyahoga River winding beside it. Lakeview Terrace, internationally known as a landmark in public housing, was one of three Cleveland housing projects that were the first to be authorized by the federal government's Public Works Administration. Together with Cedar-Central and Outhwaite, it began in 1935 and completed in 1937. Lakeview Terrace was especially notable because of its successful adaptation to a difficult site. The 22-acre site at W. 28th St. between Lake Erie and the Main Avenue Bridge was an irregular hillside with an 80-ft. drop in elevation. The scheme was adapted to the hillside by a curving road, with many of the housing units arranged in a fan-like pattern. There are 44 residential buildings of 3 types--apartments, row houses, and a combination of the two--oriented as much as possible to provide daylight and views of the lake. The architects were Joseph L. Weinberg in association with William. H. Conrad and Wallace G. Teare. The building construction was entirely fireproof, consisting of brick on tile walls with concrete roof and floor slabs and steel casement windows. The curved end walls, the windows arranged in horizontal bands, the iron railings, and especially the distinctive downturned hoods over the doorways reflected the work of International Style architects. Lakeview Terrace included the first community center in a public housing project. The project was also innovative in its use of the decorative arts, made possible by the creation of the Treasury Relief Art Project in 1935. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B07F06_007_1
Subjects: Public housing -- Ohio; Apartments; Public housing -- Ohio; Aerial photography; Rivers -- Ohio
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: "Moreland Court Apartment Bldg. Photograph Taken 3/4/37. Cleveland, Ohio." Moreland Courts is located at 13415 Shaker Boulevard in Cleveland, Ohio. It was conceived in 1922 Alfred W. Harris, and finished by Philip L. Small and the Van Sweringen brothers. The building is designed using five different English architectural styles; Late Gothic, Tudor, Elizabethan, Jacobean and Georgian, and has been on the National Register of Historic Places since 1983. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B04F08_06_01
Subjects: Cleveland (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Historic buildings--Ohio--Cleveland; Apartments--United States; National Register of Historic Places
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Playing, Lakeview Terrace, Cleveland Photographer by Sekaer Photograph by courtesy of United States Housing Authority This photo must be returned to OHIO WRITERS' PROJECT 8 E. Chestnut St., Columbus, O. In the Cities (page 7 lower) USHA: #S-628 Cleveland:Lakeview Terrace Apartment entrances, tenants and children LAKEVIEW TERRACE, CLEVELAND, OHIO. ARCHITECTS: Chief, Joseph L. Weinberg; Associates, William H. condrad and Wallace G. Teare. SITE: 22 acres, slum. SITE COVERAGE: 17 percent. BUILDING TYPES: 2- and 3-story apartments; 2- and 3-row houses. SIZE: 620 dwelling unites, occupied. RENT: Average per room per moth (excluding utilities), $6.19. THIS VIEW SHOWS:" View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B10F08_005_001
Subjects: Apartments
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: Taken near the intersection of Benton, Hamer and Back Streets in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio, this photograph shows a group of children playing on the sidewalk and a man pushing a cart. A note on the photograph's reverse incorrectly identifies it as "Bigelow St. Mt. Auburn." Germans fleeing the upheaval of the revolutions of 1848 settled in Cincinnati in large numbers. By mid-century, a German area north and east of Central Parkway, centered on Vine Street, had become known as Over-the-Rhine. By the 1890s its high concentration of breweries and bars made it the entertainment center of the city; though the neighborhood never recovered from Prohibition, it retains the greatest density of Italianate architecture in the United States. The area was a poor and working-class neighborhood for much of the 20th century, and in the 21st century it continued to endure alternate periods of investment and disinvestment. The area was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B10F10_021_001
Subjects: Streets; Children; Apartments; Daily life; Automobiles; Over-the-Rhine (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)