The sum of $12,150,000 was spent or earmarked in 1951 for the construction of Jewish Community Center buildings and facilities, the annual report of the National Jewish Welfare Board’s Building Bureau revealed today.
Construction of Jewish Community Center buildings continued, the annual report states, in the face of the National Production Authority’s controlled materials program which has slowed down some building projects already under way and delayed the beginning of construction already planned. Nevertheless, Jewish Community Center building projects costing an aggregate sum of $2,100,000 were completed or neared completion during the year in Paterson, N. J. Brooklyn; Houston, Texas; Ottawa, Canada; Nashville, Tenn, ; and Duluth, Minn.
Construction was begun on projects in Manchester, N.H.; Winnipeg, Canada; Bayonne, N. J.; Toronto, Canada; New Orleans, La. ; Toledo, Ohio; and Hazleton, Pa. When finished, these will have cost a total of approximately $3,600,000. Completed plans for $2,950,000 worth of Community Center construction in New Haven, Conn; Birmingham, Ala.; Akron, Ohio, and the Bronx are now in the offices of local architects. Start of actual building is awaiting materials allocation by the National Production Authority.
In addition, plans for Center buildings in Milwaukee, Wis.; Youngstown, Ohio; Los Angeles, Calif.; Scranton, Pa.; and Evansville, Ind. are in the process of completion by local architects. The total cost of these structures will be approximately $3,500,000.
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