Race And The Post-war Suburb

A forthcoming book looks at the role of race in the development of post-war, suburban neighborhoods.

1 minute read

August 29, 2002, 11:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"While researching a forthcoming book, tentatively titled "The Postwar Home: Design, Desire and Domesticity," [University of Illinois professor discovered that] it wasn't just real estate agents who were responsible for denying access to non-whites.'They were shut out of the housing market by lending institutions, restrictive covenants, even the federal government itself by the Federal Housing Authority,' which was making loans available to a wave of first-time home-buyers."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

Read the full story: Race a factor in post-war house and garden trends, scholar asserts

Thursday, August 1, 2002 in University Of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign

History / Preservation United States

I love the variety of courses, many practical, and all richly illustrated. They have inspired many ideas that I've applied in practice, and in my own teaching. Mary G., Urban and Environmental Planner

I love the variety of courses, many practical, and all richly illustrated. They have inspired many ideas that I've applied in practice, and in my own teaching.

Mary G., Urban and Environmental Planner

Get top-rated, practical training for planners

Start Learning

Advertise with us

FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?

After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.