HOLC San Antonio City Survey Report 1 Exhibit A: Grades of Security

HOLC San Antonio City Survey Report 1 Exhibit A: Grades of Security

Texas--San Antonio--Maps.; Mortgage loans.; Discrimination in mortgage loans.; Cities and towns—Growth.; Demography.; Population geography.

Hand colored "residential security map" created to indicate levels of security for real estate investment in San Antonio neighborhoods. Color codes were split into 4 grades: “Type A” indicated newly developed areas that were considered the best locations for mortgage lending; “Type B” neighborhoods were marked as “still desirable;” “Type C” neighborhoods were labeled as “definitely declining;” and “Type D” neighborhoods, marked in red, were labeled “hazardous” for lending.

Federal Home Loan Bank Board. Home Owners' Loan Corporation. 1933-7/1/1939

Original: 1935-10-29

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Community Connections

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MS 467

Redlining, Community Connections