Cedar-Central Apartments (sometimes denoted simply as Cedar Apartments) was one of the first public housing projects in the United States. It obliterated both of the earliest locations of what became known as the House of Wills. Cleveland, in fact, was an early adopter of public housing thanks to the 1930s advocacy of Ernest J. Bohn, who served for many years as the city's planning director. The project's 650 units were originally reserved for almost entirely for whites, ensuring that the displacement of African Americans from the eastern edge of the downtown district was sudden and complete. The city's practice of segregating public housing eventually ended and Cedar-Central Apartments became predominantly African American. | Creator: Works Progress Administration Art Program | Date: ca. 1936-40 | Source: Library of CongressDownload Original File
