Southfield Village
The Southfield Village was a housing project in Stamford, Connecticut.[1] It was also known as "The V" by individuals living in that area. The area had been denoted by Stamford Police as "the most dangerous subsidized housing complex in Stamford."[2]
History [edit]
Southfield Village was a federal housing project that was built in 1954. The housing project consisted of 256 units within four eight-story buildings.[3] In 1958, 525 families lived in the low-income housing complex. The families that occupied the buildings were said to live "in filth and fear" as it was common to mistreat their government provided apartments along with neighbors. [4] It has since been torn down and replaced with smaller apartment buildings in a complex called Southwood Square.[5]
References [edit]
- ^ Charles, Eleanor (December 27, 1998). "In the Region / Connecticut; The Privatization of Public Housing in Stamford". The New York Times. Retrieved December 14, 2011.
- ^ Johnson, Dirk (October 14, 1986). "In Stamford, an Uneasy Coexistence of 2 Worlds". The New York Times. Retrieved December 14, 2011.
- ^ http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2MZbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=c1INAAAAIBAJ&pg=4893,3732736&dq=stamford+southfield+village&hl=en
- ^ http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F20A17F6345D1A7B93C4A9178ED85F4C8585F9
- ^ "Southfield Village, Stamford CT". RUSSELL SCOTT STEEDLE & CAPONE ARCHITECTS INC. Retrieved 24 December 2011.
- "Stamford Hears Project is Slum; 525 Families in Low-Rent Public Unit Said to Live Amid Filth and Fear". The New York Times. May 6, 1958. Retrieved December 14, 2011.
