Modern cities : progress of the awakening for their betterment here and in Europe / by Horatio M. Pollock and William S. Morgan.

  • Horatio Milo Pollock
Date:
1913
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Credit: Modern cities : progress of the awakening for their betterment here and in Europe / by Horatio M. Pollock and William S. Morgan. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    genius bids fair to revolutionize housing con- ditions in his city. The houses built by Talamo’s company are as a rule five-story tenements, so arranged in groups as to enclose a common yard. The tene- ments are built in three grades, the lowest grade for the families of the ordinary unskilled workmen, the second grade for the families of skilled workmen and the highest grade for peo- ple with good incomes. The plan followed in each case is the same. All the tenements con- form to the most approved sanitary require- ments. The location of the lowest class tene- ments, however, is not the best, and the num- ber of rooms to a dwelling is limited to three or four. In the better class tenements, dwellings of five or six rooms are the rule. The build- ings are constructed of brick and the floors of tile. The rooms are well lighted by windows opening on the street or a large yard, and each dwelling is provided with a sanitary water- closet. A caretaker, who is continually on duty, is provided for each group of tenements. In the larger groups the principal caretaker is pro- vided with one or more assistants. Talamo’s aim has been to foster a community life in each group so that a genuine home spirit might prevail. To this end he has set apart several rooms for the common use of the tenants. One of these rooms is fitted up as a library and [49]