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!
Parkchester the City Within a City in the Bronx
Parkchester, the world’s largest housing project, will house about 40,000 people in 58 buildings on 129 acres in the Bronx. It features 12,273 dwellings, a 2,000-seat theater, five garages, a central heating plant, and a self-contained community with shopping, banks, post office, and police. Built with standardized core and wing designs for efficiency, it emphasizes outdoor space, trees, lawns, and play areas while offering rents from 13 dollars per room monthly.
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Parkchester Apartments
Ill
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Salem
Mass
America
Parkchester
New York City
United States
Parkeester
Grand Canyon
Albuquerque
N. M
Mansfield
Ohio
Winston
Bronx
Midtown Manhattan
Quincy
Empire State Building
Boulder Dam