H: 6.5 ins. W: 10.25 ins.
Urban Village Exhibit Ex 265
"They are spoiling our beautiful neighborhood in Upsal Street by building large apartment houses one just behind my house where there was a lovely grove of trees."
Label: As this letter shows, construction of apartment buildings was sometimes controversial among Germantown residents. There were occasional lawsuits to block the construction of apartments in areas formerly containing only single family residences.
