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From Tenements to Towers
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Intro
Housing Density
Tenements and Towers
History
1900s – Tenement Crowding
1920s – Density and Decentralization
1930s – High-Rise, High Density
1934 – Density Reduction
1935-40s – NYCHA’s Production
1940s – Large Scale, Open Space
1950s – Middle-Market Design
1960s – Slum Clearance
1950s-70s – Towers in the Park
1970s – Minimal Density
History of Crowding
History of Crowding Overview
Immigration and Overcrowding
The Evils of High Lot Coverage
Abandonment and Decay
Diagrams
Density Diagrams
Density Quiz
Cases
Overview Building Models
Individual Cases
High-Rise, High Density
NYCHA, Density Reduction
Queensbridge and Stuyvesant Town
Slum Clearance and Title I
Manhattan House
Penn South
Towers in the Park
Critics
Housing Reforms Zoning
Districts
Overview
Chelsea
East Harlem
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Units
Overview
Chelsea
East Harlem
New Strategies Units
Installation
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