Construction of the Bedford Dwellings

1940/1955

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Title
Construction of the Bedford Dwellings
Identifier
MSP285.B029.F27.I02
Source Identifier
MSP285.B029.F27.I02
Description
Bedford Dwellings were the first public housing development erected by the Housing Authority of Pittsburgh. The development was located on the crest of a ridge in the Upper Hill District neighborhood of Pittsburgh in an area bounded by Kirkpatrick and Watt Streets, and Bedford Avenue and Bigelow Boulevard. Construction on the units started in December 1938. The project was to contain 420 units on slightly more than 18 acres. On the western end of the project site recreational facilities including a playground, swimming pool, ball field, and a recreational building were to be developed by Pittsburgh’s Department of Public Works. In its description of the development the Housing Authority said, "it takes natural pride in sponsoring a trend toward living where the sun shines the whole day and the pounding of the mills is only far echo.”
Genre
photographs
Subject
Bedford Dwellings (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Hill District (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Buildings--Design and construction--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
Public housing--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
Source
Allegheny Conference on Community Development Photographs, 1892-1981, MSP 285, Library and Archives Division, Senator John Heinz History Center
Contributor
Detre Library & Archives, Heinz History Center
Collection
Allegheny Conference on Community Development Photographs
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