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Seen here is a densely packed neighborhood in St. Petersburg, Florida. The settlement of retired folks has been observed to be in abundance for this area. Along with many declines in housing during Workd War 1, the Great Depression, and World War 2,…

This photograph shows the town of Swindon in Wiltshire county. Since being named an Expander Town in 1952, Swindon has experienced significant growth, and the density of the residential neighborhoods is illustrated here. Smolski acknowledges this,…

An aerial view of South Providence.  This image looks west, with Allens Ave. running parallel to the bottom of the picture plane and Interstate 95 prominently curving through the center of the image.  

The triple-decker, functioning primarily as a tenement, varied in size and cost. Here Chet Smolski photographs variations on the triple-decker tenement in Central Falls.

Elevated view from Jenks Hill in Central Falls with mill smoke stacks visible in the distance.

  Elevated view of Central Falls apartment homes on Fletcher St., adjacent to Jenks Park. Located within Jenks Park is the historic landmark Cogswell Tower. The parcel of land for the park was donated by Alvin Jenks in 1890 and built around Dexter’s…

An inland view of an unidentified neighborhood in Praia, the capital of Cape Verde. During the day the downtown area is a bustling business center, but at night merchants and workers retire to the communities scattered in the neighboring plains, such…