Referendum on public housing is held in four wards in Boston.

November 30, 1938

A non-binding referendum question asking whether to stop the expansion of public housing appears on the ballot in Wards 12 (Roxbury), 18 and 19 (Jamaica Plain), and 20 (West Roxbury). The vote is 30,685 opposed to public housing and 14,170 in favor.

Sources
  • Jamaica Plain Historical Society
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