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Federal Works Agency - John M. Carmody, Administrator Vol.2, No. 9 - August 27, 1940 U. S. Housing Authority - Nathan Straus, Administrator
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Project in New Orleans G fi ]d C t ' L B h N
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er Named for James A. Garfield, the twen- was paid to the city when the project site
. When the New Orleans housing author- tieth President of the United States, Gar— was acquired.
1ty’s Iberville project is completed, it will field Court, USHA—aided low—rent housing Private capital totaling $100,000 was in—
have replaced What was once America’s community in Long Branch, N. J., was offi— vested in the project. This is considerably
most notorious vice district. cially opened early this month, with dedica- more than the $67,000 required by the orig«
Known as “Storyville” t0 the people of tion ceremonies under the direction of John inal USH A contract, but so great was the
New Orleans, this 38—block slum is credited W. Flock, Chairman of the Long Branch demand for the local authority’s bonds that
.. with being theiulrtliplace or" Jazz—the name, housing authority. 7 $100,000 worth was sold at once. . , ».
it is claimed, derivmg from one of the nu— Although the dedication of the project W’th 1 b . d‘ t th , . t d
merous dance bands in the area called the was not formally celebrated until August 3, 111 :10 a 0% tismlf es 0111 elpinec 3 an
“Razzy Dazzy Jazzy Band.” families had been moving in since July 1. exce en c£0p£1a1_01113‘r0n;1 ica Silvie 01%;"?-
Since 1917, when it was officially closed When completely occupied, the community {iatlfins’bt e (gig lanch Gouilinlgd a(1j1t 91'
by Army and Navy regulations, Storyville Will consist of 127 families formerly living :y as 18:11 a‘ elto Ht]; a1 e _ 01,13}?
has been just a clutter of decaying slum in substandard dwellings. Their incomes 0. 0013111)) ‘e 113.11 in ess .an a ‘yeil'l d S e
structures, but in the late nineteenth cen- will average about $1,000 a year, and rent g101110n~ 11831123 ceigmfimiées were e Epci
tury it was the city’s recognized “red light” on their new homes, plus the cost of light, tertn e1; .3}: (i9 d, afi. t e Jllt tenaiigsomolve
district. An ordinance of 1897 protected it heat, cooking, refrigeration, and water, will 11}: 0 ms e h we Ings u y 1’ 4 _ ess
as such and prohibited other sections from average about $23 a month. t an 10 mont S latei.’ _
competing. Businessmen in Long Branch have prof- lmpresswe dedicatlon ceremonies featured
In Storyville were the notorious “man- ited considerably from the project. Pay speeches by Congressman .Wllllam .H. Sut-
sions” and the equally n0t0ri0us “cribs.” rolls for construction work had totaled Phln Of New Jersey’s thn'd dIStr}Ct: and
One of the mansions, now a warehouse and $217,000 by July 15. Most of this was cir— Langdon P0513: former New York. Clty tene~
. soon to be demolished, was Lulu White’s culated in the community. ment house commissmner, 110W Wlth USFIA-
Mahogany Hall, where patrons were wel— In addition, some $5,000 in back taxes Among the guests 0f honor W35 LOUIS B-
comed amid elaborate furnishings with all T1151, prestident 2f iheflty PlanmnghBoard,
the dignity of a first—class hotel. Margaret P blic housin 'n Philade/ hicr is an mem ers 0 t e 9113 Branch _ ousxng
Bradford’s, one of the best known bagnios, recelivin racticgall coo eratith trom authority—Samuel Helthh, Phlulp Sha-
was torn down some time ago. I I b9 _P , f'f f' P Th Ph'l heen, Forest Green, and Daniel J. Maher.
The more luxurious institutions in Story— (:0, “ISM?“ rns I u ions. C e " President Garfield and many other celeb—
‘ Ville hired orchestras to entertain their a PP Id ronsportatron ompany rities frequented Long Branch during the
guests. There were also bands that wan— prints and displays tree 0" charge 70’s and 80’s. Garfield died in a summer
dered about the streets playing for coins. corcls advertrsrng .l. W. Johnson cottage there. The town was known ehiefl
These eStabliShEd and wandering dance Homes and Tasker Street project in in those days as a resort, but of late years
bands, it_ is claimed, evolved the type 01 street cars and subways. Cards will it has acquired a number of garment mills
muSic Wthh later became known throughout be displayed for 10 days beginning and other manufacturing establishments.
the country as JaZZ- August 17_ It is the second largest city on the Jersey
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