The poorhouse
Subtitle: subsidized housing in Chicago
By: Devereux Bowly Jr
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Carbondale
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780809330522
Subjects: Public housing; History
Notes: Rev. ed. of: The poorhouse : subsidized housing in Chicago, 1895-1976. c1978.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Philanthropic housing projects; title: Early public housing; title: Chicago Housing Authority: the war years; title: Chicago Housing Authority: the middle years; title: Chicago Housing Authority: years of turmoil; title: Chicago Dwellings Association; title: Chicago Housing Authority: the high-rise years; title: The community renewal foundation and the Kate Maremont foundation; title: Federally subsidized, privately sponsored housing; title: Chicago Housing Authority: the fourth decade; title: The Illinois Housing Development Authority; title: Chicago Housing Authority: years of decline; title: Subsidized housing on other fronts; title: Buildup to the transformation; title: The transformation of CHA.