Reconstruction of the Richmond District in Halifax: A Canadian Episode in Public Housing and Town Planning, 1918-1921

Introduction

The Problem and the Players

The Explosion

First Response

Relief Commission

Adams and Ross

Project Design through Construction

Design Solution

Adams Plan for Glebe Lands

Parks and Open Space

Construction

Outside the Hydrostone

Public Policy Analysis

An Isolated Experience

Labour Relations

No Public Involvement

Conclusion

Footnote References

Planning the Hydrostone Neighbourhood: A Photo-essay Based upon Ernest Clarke's Paper"

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