Military Barracks [[???) along Bassett Street [[late-1940's-1950's)?

[reed303]

Here's a list of public housing projects from the era [[1949). Some of them were built before the war for housing the poor or as blight clearance projects, while others were temporary housing for defense workers:

William J McKeever Homes - 11940 Linnhurst [[Osborn High School/Bessy Playgrounds)

MikeM, I have been searching the Internet for about 10 years [[!) in an effort to find the name of this housing project !!!

I lived there as a child around 1948-1950 when my step-father worked for Chrysler. I attended Von Stueben school for kindergarten 1949-1950. For a year or two prior, we lived in an apt on E Jefferson near the Belle Isle bridge. In 1951 we moved back to Akron, OH, the family hometown.

I have some hazy memories about the Homes. The wood burning cook stove, and pot-bellied wood burning furnace. I have seen the aerial photos of the area, both from the 1950's, and current. Interesting that in the current photos you can see the faint outline of the U-shaped streets.

Can you point me to any other info re Wm. McKeever and the Homes ??
Thanks very much,
Reed

[MikeM]

Can you point me to any other info re Wm. McKeever and the Homes ??
Thanks very much,
Reed

I'm sorry, I have no other information other than what has been posted here. I don't even remember where I found that list.

[Beech Cricker]

My mom grew up on Beatrice Avenue, just a bit north of this area. I asked her about this housing and, to my surprise, she remembered it. She said they were called "The Projects" and as kids, they were not allowed to venture over there. She said the residents of this housing were quite poor and she only saw them when they would meet in a corner store. She moved in 1955 and cannot recall if this housing was still in place at that time or not.