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English
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"[The author] takes us into the poorest neighborhoods of Milwaukee to tell the story of eight families on the edge. Arleen is a single mother trying to raise her two sons on the 20 dollars a month she has left after paying for their rundown apartment. Scott is a gentle nurse consumed by a heroin addiction. Lamar, a man with no legs and a neighborhood full of boys to look after, tries to work his way out of debt. Vanetta participates in a botched stickup...
12) Report of the mayor's Neighborhood Approval Technical Task Force, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1970-1973
Author
Pub. Date
[1973]
Physical Description
91 pages, 42 unnumbered leaves : map ; 28 cm
Language
English
14) Housing report
Author
Pub. Date
[1970]
Physical Description
5 pages, 1 unnumbered leaves ; 28 cm
Language
English
Series
4th Street Forum at Turner Hall volume Show number 416
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Can poor people find decent housing? Can builders make affordable housing profitable? What and who stand in the way of finding an adequate place for the poor to live? In the Milwaukee area high-end housing, both downtown and in the suburbs, is being developed and purchased. The market is well at work. But what about housing for low-income families? There is certainly a need, a demand. Is there a supply? Will the market meet the need and, if not,...
Author
Pub. Date
1824
Physical Description
8 boxes (3.6 cubic ft.) + 1 oversized folder.
Language
English
Description
Professional and personal papers of Edwin W. Knappe. Knappe was a local attorney, former City of Milwaukee Assistant City Attorney, an active Socialist and campaigner for a variety of elected positions at the local and state level.
The collection contains records mainly of Knappe's professional life as an attorney, including some from his work as Assistant City Attorney. The records contain writings, notes, draft legislation, legal briefs/opinions,...
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