Labor and materials had been allocated to war needs for practically five years. Few repairs had been made on any houses during that period. and 1920 found the United States with a shortage of some 2.000.000 dwelling places. The two cities that felt this the most keenly were New York and Washington. New York always has its housing problem as it concerns immigrants. thousands of these people from every corner of the world pouring through Ellis Island into Manhattan every day. Both :New York and Washington have limited areas. Washington grew from approximately 300.000 to 600.000 almost In a night.
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