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