Goldfeld, Abraham
Practices and Experiences of the Lavanburg Homes
NY: Fred L. Lavanburg Foundation, 1937

Second edition. Octavo. 16 pp; b/w photos, floorplan. Printed stiff card covers. VG, an unmarked copy except for library pocket (Regional Plan Association Library) on inside back cover; shallow chip to top edge of back cover, light soil. First published in 1934. The Fred L. Lavanburg Foundation was established in 1927 as a low-income, non-profit housing corporation for families with children who were unable to find housing elsewhere. The Lavanburg Homes opened at 124-142 Goerck St (renamed Baruch Place) on the Lower East Side in December 1927, a six-story building containing 113 apartments; it had a large screened playground on the roof. OCLC locates several copies of this edition.
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