Residential security map of Brockton, Mass.


Residential security map of Brockton, Mass.

Item Information

Title:
Residential security map of Brockton, Mass.
Title (alt.):
Map of the city of Brockton, Massachusetts
Description:
Residential security map assigning grades of "mortgage security" that were used to determine who should receive loans and which areas were safe investments.
Cartographer:
Home Owners' Loan Corporation
Cartographer:
Brockton, Mass. City Engineer's Office
Name on Item:
prepared by Division of Research & Statistics with the co-operation of the Appraisal Department, Home Owners' Loan Corporation
Date:
1937
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Location:
Mapping Inequality
Collection (local):
Mapping Inequality Collection
Subjects:
Discrimination in housing--Massachusetts--Brockton--Maps
Discrimination in mortgage loans--Massachusetts--Brockton--Maps
Brockton (Mass.)--Maps
Places:
Plymouth (county)Brockton
Extent:
1 map : color
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
This work is licensed for use under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike License (CC BY-NC-SA).
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Publisher:
[Washington, D.C.] : Home Owners' Loan Corporation
Language:
English
Catalog Record:
Interactive Map
Notes:
Image from "Mapping Inequality" https://dsl.richmond.edu/panorama/redlining.
Also shows land use.
Identifier:
MA_Brockton