The Greenbelt Towns program, or Green Town Program, was a sweeping attempt on the part of the U.S. government to create model communities for low to moderate-income citizens who …

Oct 17, 2017 · Photographer Jason Reblando explored the 1930s Greenbelt Towns, a Great Depression attempt at communal living, for his series "New Deal Utopias."

Placed within the Resettlement Administration headed by Rexford Tugwell, the Suburban Division, administered by John Lansill, constructed three towns: Greenbelt, Maryland, outside of …

Oct 13, 2018 · Photographer Jason Reblando had been documenting public housing units in the Chicago area when he learned about an intriguing but little-known phenomenon in American …

Jul 25, 2023 · Over three years Jason Reblando, a Chicago artist and photographer, trained his camera on three Greenbelt towns — Greenbelt, Maryland; Greenhills, Ohio; and Greendale, …

The Greenbelt initiative and the idea of federally planned, built, and funded “green cities” represent a wholly unique chapter in Wisconsin and United States history. Stepping into …

GREENBELT COMMUNITIES Among the numerous public works projects undertaken by the New Deal during the 1930s, one of the most innovative was the three "greenbelt" towns: Greenbelt, …

The green belt towns combined the best aspects of a rural life: lakes, woods, and open spaces with the best aspects of an urban life: recreational facilities, theaters and shops. Construction …

Greenbelt was one of four greenbelt towns initiated by Rex Tugwell, head of the Resettlement Administration (RA). Greendale, Wisconsin, near Milwaukee, and Greenhills, Ohio, near …

One of its purposes was to create new towns in suburban areas: the greenbelt towns. These new towns were to be alternatives to the crowding of dense industrial cities on the one hand and …