Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
Two-story housing units at the Long Creek housing project in South Portland.
The structures were built for families of shipyard workers during World War II.
At the end of the war, the buildings were removed and several were rebuilt on college campuses.
About This Item
- Title: Long Creek housing, South Portland, 1946
- Creator: Portland Evening Express
- Creation Date: 1946-02-08
- Subject Date: 1946-02-08
- Location: South Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 18 cm x 23.4 cm
- Local Code: Photographs -- South Portland -- Dwellings
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Housing developments--Maine--South Portland
- Labor housing--Maine--South Portland
- Apartment houses--Maine--South Portland
- Apartment houses--Maine--South Portland
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Maine Historical Society485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822 x230
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