A1. 1940. Elm Haven, Coverage 21%, density 85.5. Heating plant, offices, community rooms are in upper center; public school, north center, parochial school east of project. A1. Front yards. A2. Rear yards. A4. Attractive dining-kitchen space. Unit plans, Plate XLII, B.

Note: Prevalence of small open spaces and use of stucco for variety. Population is mixed white and black in about the proportion found in the former slums— 2/3 black in Elm Haven, 1/3 in Farnham Court.

for boys' play in small playground. B3. Another type of small playground.

B1. 1941. Farnham Court. Coverage 46.6%, density 176. B2. Wing adjoining community center; exterior shown in B4 and B5. B3. Clinics are characteristic of New Haven projects. B4. Note loose boulders

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in the MLTW scheme Olmstead's Grand Boulevard becomes a pedestrian shopping street. It serves as the central spine of the project. Although it is no longer a main artery for the city, it provides a focus for Church Street South which connects it to major activity nodes of the city. This serves to insure that it will not be an introverted, self-contained project, but that it will become dynamically integrated into the fabric of the city.

The residential open spaces of the project relate to this central spine and gain identity from it. Each one of these spaces is different and unique. For instance, one is a triangular steeply-sloped square; another is a flat plaza; another a meadow; and another a large public park.

Individual housing units gain identity not from elaborate architectural detail, but from the character or urban space which the long rows of units enclose. This deals realistically with the cost constraints of building low-cost housing in the United States by

simplifying the units as much as possible. The outdoor residential spaces are also partially enclosed by elements outside the site; for instance, the new paringk faces and includes the high school. Another part of the site, a square, faces and includes Marra's Restaurant. The individual units, then, not only gain identity from public spaces, but because these spaces include elements of the city around the project, the units have a direct relationship with the city as a whole. Church Street South then is an example of city-building.

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