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by TBHC @ 10:43 am

65 years ago…

July 31, 1941 – The Tampa Housing Authority and MacDill Field open Gadsden Homes, a $900,000 housing project consisting of 300 units, to the families of enlisted men and civilian Army employees. The homes, located on MacDill Avenue adjoining the base, were the fourth government-housing units established under the Tampa Housing Authority. The project, operated on an income rental basis, opened with one-third capacity on its first day.

Courtesy of the Tampa Bay History Center.

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