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03201aam a2200409 i 4500 001 E1B6F8AAE97711ED8437380758ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230503010033 008 220207s2022 ohua b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2022005304 020 $a 1947602454 020 $a 9781947602458 035 $a (OCoLC)1295617430 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d BDX $d OCLCF $d OCLCO $d UKMGB $d TOH $d OHT $d YDX $d YUS $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a HD7293 T7795 2022 100 1 $a Turner, Julie D., $e author. 245 10 $a Best-laid plans : $b the promises and pitfalls of the New Deal Greenbelt towns / $c Julie D. Turner. 264 1 $a Cincinnati, Ohio : $b University of Cincinnati Press, $c [2022] 300 $a 338 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 25 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Introduction -- The Need -- Cities and Anti-Urban Backlash -- The New Deal -- The Greenbelt Idea Unfolds -- Opposition -- Designing the Towns -- Civic Art -- Leisure -- The Homes -- The People -- The Legacy -- Epilogue. 520 $a "In 1935 the United States government embarked on a New Deal program to construct new suburban towns for the working class. Under the direction of the Resettlement Administration, teams of architects, engineers, and city planners, along with thousands of workers, brought three such communities to life: Greenbelt, Maryland; Greendale, Wisconsin; and Greenhills, Ohio. Designers, planners, and other experts brought their own ideas and goals into the project. We can see now, in hindsight, that the program was virtually doomed to fail from the outset. It suffered under the burden of too many competing goals: maximum job creation at minimal cost, exquisite town planning that would provide modest residences for low-income families, progressive innovation that would serve to honor and reinforce traditional American values. In addition to these opposing goals, the Greenbelt project faced the derision of conservative politicians and members of the media who vented their hostility toward FDR and the New Deal. Yet the Greenbelt program succeeded as well, providing new homes in well-planned communities that continue to welcome residents. The towns may represent an unrealistic dream, but they show an imagined way of American life that continues to appeal, that hints at what might have been possible"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Housing development $z United States $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Housing policy $z United States $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a City planning $z United States $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Greenbelts $z United States $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Suburbs $z United States $x History $y 20th century. 648 7 $a 1900-1999 $2 fast 776 08 $i Online version: $a Turner, Julie D. $t Best-laid plans $d Cincinnati, Ohio : University of Cincinnati Press, [2022] $z 9781947602465 $w (DLC) 2022005305 941 $a 3 952 $l UQAX771 $d 20240201010250.0 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231117014107.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20230907011600.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=E1B6F8AAE97711ED8437380758ECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search