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20 Cards in this Set
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What is Ordinance of 1785?
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Provided rectangular survey of Old Northwest- called largest sgl planning act in US History
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When and where was the first tenement housing built?
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Manhattan, in 1855
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What is the Homestead Act?
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Open lands of public domain to settlers for a small fee and 5 yrs residence.
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What was importance of NY Council of Hygiene of Citizen's Association?
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mounted campaign to improve housing and sanitation conditions (1864)
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When was first tenement housing law established, and what was the purpose?
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1867 - restricted physical conditions
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What was the action in 1867 was known as the beginning of land use zoning in US?
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San Francisco prohibits obnxious uses in certain districts.
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What was the infamous Dumbbell tenament housing?
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1879- shape of tenement MF housing built in NY and notorious for poor living conditions (light,air space).
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What is the Building of Pullman Illinois?
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model industrial town - George Pullman (1880-84)
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What 1890 book was a powerful stimulus for housing reform?
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How the Other Half Lives
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What was the first fed govt recognition of problems and slums and cities called?
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A survey (1892)
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The World's Columbian Exhibition in Chicago in 1893 was a source of what Movement?
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City Beautiful Movement (1893)
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In 1898 Ebenezer Howard published "Tomorrow a Peaceful Path to Real Reform", which started what movement?
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Garden City Movement
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What year did the state court support restricted building height ordinances?
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1899
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Which law outlawed Dumbbell Tenements? Who was the leading reformer?
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NY State Tenement Law - Lawrence Veiller
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Letchworth is an example of which movement and what other movement did it stimulate?
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It was the first English Garden City and stimulated the New Town Movement
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Who developed the first civic center plan? and where?
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Daniel Burnham - Cleveland (1903)
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What city did Burnham apply City Beautiful principles towards?
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San Francisco (1906)
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When and where was the first comprehensive survey conducted?
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Pittsburg (1907)
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Where was the first local planning board and when?
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Hartford Connecticut (1907)
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When was the first National Conference on City Planning held?
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1909, Washington DC
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