Nestled within Winton Woods, surrounded by forest, Greenhills, Ohio still has the look of an early suburban town. Most of the original buildings are still in use, and the historic district is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Federal Government was the landlord When the housing was originally built, the Federal Government […]
Photographs bring back memories These photographs will bring back memories of the smell of fresh washed clothes hung out to dry on the line, the milkman delivering milk to your house, and pushing babies in strollers down the sidewalk on a beautiful fall day. Ah….the good old days! Greenhills is a village in Hamilton County, Ohio, United […]
The United States government required residents to have a steady job The United States government required residents to have a steady job, making between $1,000 and $2,500 a year – that would be $16,000 to $40,000 today to become a resident of the Resettlement community of Greenhills, Ohio in 1938. This stipulation kept many of […]
Asbestos wall board was used in building this town The photographs below reveal that asbestos wall board was used in building this town in Ohio. The men working on the Greenhills Resettlement project in 1937 were exposed to asbestos. I wonder if they became ill later and if the wallboard has been removed. Greenhills alone cost $11.5 […]
Mules, tractors and shovels built this town When construction started on the town, there was no heavy equipment to move the earth, only tractors and men with shovels and the project provided work for them. The village of Greenhills, a greenbelt community in northern Hamilton County was built by the federal government as part of President Franklin […]
Greenbelt towns would rival ‘Green Projects’ today In the midst of The Great Depression, a New Deal program called the Greenbelt Town program, built a series of highly rational garden cities that would rival “Green projects” today. Only three small projects were built. Greenhills, Ohio is one of only three “Greenbelt Towns” built in the […]
Towns were declared unconstitutional Some towns that had their start during the Depression Era were declared socialistic and unconstitutional in the 1940s and 1950s era when the anti-socialists were influencing American politics. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt created a program to build new suburban communities as part of his New Deal plans for the country. The overseeing […]
The city of Greenhills, Ohio is the home of one of the first shopping strip malls in Ohio. The photographs below were taken in October 1938 -1939 by photojournalist, John Vachon. Store building. Greenhills, Ohio Jan. 1938 by photographer John Vachon Stores at Greenhills, Ohio Jan. 1938 by photographer John Vachon Shopping center at Greenhills, […]
Improving the lives of children – a priority The most important aspect in this town was to provide low income families with affordable housing to raise their children in and a safe environment with access to large open “green” spaces. Pathways created between homes Pathways were created in each section of homes to connect the sections […]
