Monday, March 30, 2009

The Planned Community of Greendale, Wisconsin

The Planned Community of Greendale, Wisconsin at the WHS. "...In 1936 the U.S. Department of Agriculture began construction on three new communities, known as Greenbelt Towns, as a part of President Roosevelt's New Deal. One of them, Greendale, was built in Wisconsin, about three miles southwest of Milwaukee. Built to demonstrate a new kind of suburban living, these towns were built so that housing was situated within easy walking distance of gardens, employment, and the town center."