Episode Details

Your mid-century house, and mine - just like  13 million solid ranches, tidy Levit cottages and charming post and beam homes built across the US between 1945 and 65 - might not strike you as "public housing." But they ARE our country’s solution to a housing crisis. 

Post-war Britain, profoundly affected by the German Blitz and widespread destruction,  embarked on a different path. Their "blitz spirit" of collective sacrifice led to a significant political shift and the creation of a robust welfare state, including a massive program of publicly subsidized housing (often called council housing).  By 1977, nearly half of the British population lived in socially assisted housing, leading to a much less stigmatized view of public housing compared to the US.

In Today's Episode You'll Hear:

• Why the US and the UK took such different post-war housing paths. 
• How these mid-century policy choices are reflected in our current communities. 
• Where we might find opportunities to respond to our current housing crisis in our mid-cenutry neighborhoods.   

Get the full show notes with all the trimmings at https://www.midmod-midwest.com/2109.

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