Corner windows and cul-de-sacs : the remarkable story of Newfoundlands first garden suburb / C.A. Sharpe and A.J. Shawyer.
Corner windows and cul-de-sacs : the remarkable story of Newfoundlands first garden suburb / C.A. Sharpe and A.J. Shawyer.
By
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Sharpe, Christopher A. (Christopher Andrew), 1947-
Publication Date
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2021
Publication Information
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St. John's, N.L. : Memorial University Press,
Volume
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no. 90
Physical Description
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xii, 363 p. : ill., maps, plans.
Subject Term
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Suburbs.
Housing -- Newfoundland and Labrador -- St. John's.
Housing development.
City planning -- Newfoundland and Labrador -- St. John's.
Municipal government -- Newfoundland and Labrador -- St. John's.
City planning.
Economic history.
Housing.
Municipal government.
Geographic Term
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St. John's (N.L.) -- History -- 20th century.
Series
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SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC STUDIES ;
SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC STUDIES (ST. JOHN'S, N.L.) ;
Additional Contributors
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Shawyer, A. J. (A. Joyce), 1940-
Bibliography Note
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary
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At a distance, Corner Windows and Cul-de-Sacs is a study of urban growth, planning, and household reform; up close, the study reveals a much more human story. In 1942, while Newfoundland was in an active war zone, the death rate in St. John's was higher than anywhere else in the colony. Overcrowded and dilapidated tenements, huddled on a maze of narrow lanes, fell prey to rampant tuberculosis, shockingly high infant mortality rates, and infectious disease. In 1944, under crippiling debt, the St. John's Housing Corporation was formed, with a mandate to build a new garden suburb north of the city that would lead to the abandonment and demolition of the derelict housing. Churchill Park became the core of this residential development, and between 1945 and 1947 more than 200 houses and nearly 100 apartment units were constructed, laying the groundwork for the orderly post-war expansion of the city.
Language
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English
ISBN
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9781990445019
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