Youngstown Jackson Street Company Housing Photograph   Save
1917 circa
Description: This 8"" by 10"" (20.32 by 25.4 cm) photograph depicts company housing on Jackson Street in East Youngstown, later renamed Campbell. It documents company efforts to provide adequate housing for workers following labor unrest in 1916. In 1917 the Mahoning Valley's leading steel companies began constructing housing for their employees to rent or own in response to shortages of decent, affordable housing. In the aftermath of the 1916 steel strike and riot (when several blocks of East Youngstown were burned to the ground) the steel companies hoped that offering steelworkers the chance to rent or own a home would promote stability within the workplace and the community. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om1621_1867212_001
Subjects: Business and Labor; Labor housing; Houses; Steel industry
Places: East Youngstown (Ohio); Campbell (Ohio); Mahoning County (Ohio)