Housing outs, Savannah

Year Published: 1966

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Description: Housing outs, SavannahUrban renewal in Savannah. Part of WGTV's Environmental Health series. African American woman [Mrs. Kernal?] at home discussing what keeps her in that house, that some landlords will not rent to a very large family like hers, and she doesn't have money to move, that the house is close to her children's school, she likes the neighborhood. African American women walk through neighborhood. Chatham County health inspector goes through woman's home noting code violations against her landlord. Jim Williams giving several takes from rooftop of Hampton Lillibridge House describing Washington and Warren Squares restoration area where restoration of houses is funded with private money. Mentions Mills B. Lane's home and second project. View of the WGTV van. Scenes of dilapidated houses. Developer discusses how to get maximum results from slum clearance. Believes that commercial private development provides better result to the community in terms of taxes, that public housing provides no taxes to the city, he doesn't believe it accomplishes what it was meant to. Man speaks in front of the first house rehabilitated in Savannah's Troup Ward district. Financed through a HUD section 312 low-interest loan, rather than having the houses in that area cleared as slums.

Metadata Source:University of Georgia Brown Media Archives