G.I. City

Trailer Parks

Note: Fairway Village was located near the southwest corner of Maryland Ave and Kentucky Boulevard, near where Laws Hall stands today (Crowder Hall is visible in the upper section of the photo). The Dairy Lawn was located at the corner of College and Rollins, in front of Eckles Hall.

Link to larger image of Aerial photograph of Fairway Village
Aerial photograph of Fairway Village
(Courtesy of University Archives, University of Missouri: C: 1/81/1)
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Link to larger image of Aerial photograph of Dairy Lawn
Aerial photograph of Dairy Lawn
(Courtesy of University Archives, University of Missouri: C: 1/81/1)
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Link to larger image of Photograph of Dairy Lawn
Photograph of Dairy Lawn
(photo: Olson, James C. The University of Missouri: an Illustrated History. Columbia, MO: University of Missouri Press, 1988)
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Link to larger image of Article from <i>University of Missouri News</i>, 9/1952:
Article from University of Missouri News, 9/1952: "Family Living on Campus Diminishes with Passing of G.I. Trailer Villages"
(Courtesy of University Archives, University of Missouri: Student Housing vertical file)
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This project was originally developed with support from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by the state of Missouri.