Greenbelt is a planned community built in 1937 as part of Pres.
Its first residents enjoyed modern homes, schools, a pool, a library, and a town center complete with cooperative businesses and a movie theater--all within walk.
One of three green towns established during the Great Depression, the project put struggling Americans to work, provided low-income housing in the Washington, DC, region, and was a bold experiment in town planning and cooperative living.
Roosevelt\'s New Deal.
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Greenbelt is a planned community built in 1937 as part of Pres