Julius Shulman – 4 Prints. “Banning Public Housing Development” San Pedro (Los Angeles) Ca. 1942

Photographer:  Julius Shulman

Subject: Banning Public Housing Development

Location: San Pedro, California

Job: 81-A

Date: 1942

Located in the city of San Pedro, the Banning Housing Project was started in the 1940’s by the Housing Authority to assist with housing for the workers of the newly developed factories supporting the war effort.  The need was great since workers were flocking to San Pedro for good jobs due to the emergency need for ships to help in the war effort. The low-income garden apartments were built to house these war workers. After the war,  the navy wanted to move the Pacific Fleet to San Pedro creating an even more need for housing . The local business community answered the call by pushing for at least 1,000 housing units, including bungalow courts and five- to six-room bungalow homes, the remnants of which can still be found all over San Pedro.

Four Gelatin Silver Prints: Unframed, 11 in. x 14 in. (27.94 cm. x 35.56 cm). Shulman’s studio stamp, handwritten “Banning” in pencil and job number handwritten in ink on verso

Images are in Excellent Condition. Condition Report: Any condition statement is given as an opinion and the condition statement does not imply that these photographs are in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfection or the effects of aging.

These Julius Shulman images came from Shulman’s Hollywood Hills studio.

This Julius Shulman Print arrives with a “Certificate of Authenticity” authorized by the “Julius Shulman Trust & Photographic Archives”