Sign Advertising Available Housing in Progress Village

Creator

Progress Village

Files

Preview

Creation Date

1950

Time Period

circa 1950s-1960s

Abstract

Houses for sale in Progress Village in Tampa, Florida. A sign posted towards the road in one of the lawns reads "Be your own landlord in an equity home, no down payment, closing cost only, live rent free until closing" "As low as $49.00 per mo."

Keywords

Housing, Signs and signboards, Community welfare councils, Planned communities, Progress Village

Extent

1 color photograph

Subject: geographic

Hillsborough County (Fla.); Tampa (Fla.)

Physical Collection

Progress Village records

Box

3

Folder

15

Digital Date

2024

Media Type

Color photographs

Note

The first round of Progress Village homes required a $200 down payment and $75 monthly payments - prices that were out of reach for many Black people displaced by gentrification, inflation, and the building of the interstate system through a traditional Black neighborhood. As shown in this photograph, the Progress Village Inc., board tried to entice families with seemingly favorable payment terms, but housing sales stayed below what the organization had hoped for.

Identifier

progress_village_images_1052

Recommended Citation

Progress Village, "Sign Advertising Available Housing in Progress Village" (1950). Progress Village Collection - Images. Image 53.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/progress_village_images/53