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Construction of Homes in Plaza Vieja Neighborhood
Construction of Homes in Plaza Vieja Neighborhood
Construction of Homes in Plaza Vieja Neighborhood

Construction of Homes in Plaza Vieja Neighborhood

Photographer
Dateca. 1942
Mediumgelatin silver print
Dimensions7 1/2 × 9 5/16 in. (19.1 × 23.7 cm)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Mary Pietsch Davis
Object numberPA1995.047.005
DescriptionConstruction of homes in the Plaza Vieja neighborhood of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Single-story homes are built on lots along a dirt street. There is a sign to the left that reads, "Low Cost Housing Project / 40 houses / 4 rooms 2890 / 5 rooms 3670 / F.H.A. Financed / Leon Watson & Associates designers builders" with address and telephone numbers of Leon Watson & Associates also listed. There are piles of adobe brick beside the sign and across the street. Construction workers construct homes on a number of housing lots.
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