Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
A unit of the Broadview Park housing project that was built for shipyard workers during World War II in the vicinity of Alfred Street.
It is typical of the barracks-type structures erected for wartime workers in South Portland.
About This Item
- Title: Broadview Park housing unit, South Portland, 1959
- Creator: Portland Evening Express
- Creation Date: 1959-12-09
- Subject Date: 1959-12-09
- Location: South Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 20 cm x 24 cm
- Local Code: Photographs -- South Portland -- Dwellings
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Broadview Park (South Portland, Me.)
- Apartment houses--Maine--South Portland
- Dwellings--Maine--South Portland
- Labor housing--Maine--South Portland
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Maine Historical Society485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822 x230
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