Relocating Big Family Poses Sartauis Problems
The article outlines difficulties moving residents from the Victory Hill project as urban renewal proceeds. It highlights the Harry Floyd family with six children facing rental discrimination, limited affordable housing, and reliance on city housing aid. Parents describe stigma and the tension between relocation needs and family budgets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victory Hill
Department of Public Health
Department of Public Welfare
Victory
Harry Floyd
Floyds
Springside Park
Pittsfield
Pilisfield
Natty
Floyd
Housing Authority
Harry Floyds
Berkshire County Nursing Home Boom Hits Record Pace
Construction in Berkshire County resumes after a weeklong bricklayer strike affecting over 10 million dollars in projects. Four year contracts between carpenters and contractors cleared last weekend, with unions optimistic for early settlements. Nursing homes rush to complete facilities amid Medicare pressures and high operating costs, while state safety laws threaten some conversions. School construction and shopping centers resume, though housing starts stay at a low.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Librizah
Berkshire County
Brickelayers
General Contractors Association
the Eagle
Derby
Berkshire
Journal
Berkshires
North Adams
Peat Formation Found Under Jubilee Renewal Site
Study by Haley & Aldrich for the Pittsfield Housing Authority finds peat beds beneath the Jubilee Project area with up to 13 feet of peat core and thick artificial fill. Builders must pile foundations through peat or excavate, raising estimated foundation costs above normal. Free copies of the report available at the Housing Authority office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William E. Flynn
Haley & Aldrich
Soil Engineers
Cambridge
Housing Authority
Flynn
Vlynn
Pittsfield Housing Authority
West Street
Church Street
Edwin, South Church
Hurlbut
New West Streets
Jubilee
Brockton Center Opens New Climate Controlled Mall
The first enclosed climate controlled shopping center in New England opened in Brockton last month. Westgate Mall, built by the Campanelli Brothers, covers space for 25 businesses and features a 5000 car parking lot. It is heated in winter and air conditioned in summer. Radio and TV personalities attended the first week events at the Brockton junction of Routes 24 and 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brockton
New England
Westgate Mall
Campanelli Brothers, Inc., Construction Co
Braintree
Also Mentioned on This Page
Victory Mall
Springside
APEX
Seal
N. Pearl St
U.S
Weldwood
Deltinger
Armstrong
Warren Terrace
South St
Spadina Parkway
The
Wall Street Journal
DYNES
Kolman
Berkshire Wallpaper & Paint
Lipton
Nelon
Sinclair
Lipton’s
South Street
Pittsfield Iron Works & Coal Supply
S&h Pines
Brockton Center
Robert Austin
Bernardston Road
Mr. Austin
Berkshire Oi Heat Council, Inc
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!