Minnesota's Greatest Generation

Aerial view of University Village for G.I. housing

The record number of new students at the University of Minnesota in the post-war years caused a student housing crisis. The University constructed temporary "G.I. housing" at 27th Street and East Hennepin in Minneapolis to help accommodate veterans returning to school.

Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society
Date: 1946
Identifer: location FM6.818 p2

Aerial view of University Village for G.I. housing