Public Housing and Our Mid-Century Homes

Your mid-century house, and mine - just like  13 million
solid ranches, tidy Levit cottages and charming post and beam
homes built across the US between 1945 and 65 - might not strike
you as "public housing." But they ARE our country’s solution to a
housing crisis. 


Post-war Britain, profoundly affected by the German Blitz and
widespread destruction,  embarked on a different path. Their
"blitz spirit" of collective sacrifice led to a significant
political shift and the creation of a robust welfare state,
including a massive program of publicly subsidized housing (often
called council housing).  By 1977, nearly half of the
British population lived in socially assisted housing, leading to
a much less stigmatized view of public housing compared to the
US.


In Today's Episode You'll Hear:


Why the US and the UK took such different post-war housing
paths. 

How these mid-century policy choices are reflected in our
current communities. 

Where we might find opportunities to respond to our current
housing crisis in our mid-cenutry neighborhoods.   



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