This collection is “Unrestricted,” according to the Archival Research Catalog for “ARC Identifier 720357” on the NARA website: http://www.archives.gov/research/catalog/
Redlining maps are maps featuring financial demographic data. Click links below to view the redlining maps for Ohio cities:
(Note: Links open as PDF or JPG))
City | Map | Area Description |
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Akron | map (21.8 MB) | Area descriptions (5,849 KB) |
Canton | map (15.9 MB) | Area descriptions (9,226 KB) |
Cincinnati | map (2.68 MB) | no area descriptions were found in National Archives |
Cuyahoga County (Cleveland) | 1940 map (19 MB) 1936 map (16 MB) |
Area descriptions are divided by “Type A-D” and “Type C” is divided East and West of the Cuyahoga River. The Type A file includes the introduction and explanation. These descriptions best correspond to the 1940 version. |
Type A (26,221 KB) | ||
Type B (36,510 KB) | ||
Type C West side (C1-C33) (20,259 KB) | ||
Type C East side (C34-C76) (25,819 KB) | ||
Type D (19,902 KB) | ||
Columbus | map (12.2 MB) | no area descriptions were found in National Archives |
Dayton | map (20.3 MB) | Area descriptions (8,911 KB) |
Hamilton | map (7.16 MB) | Area descriptions (1,477 KB) |
Lima | map (9.84 MB) | Area descriptions (2,274 KB) |
Lorain | map (7.14 MB) | Area descriptions (8,454 KB) |
Portsmouth | map (7.00 MB) | Area descriptions (1,079 KB) |
Springfield | map (8.32 MB) | Area descriptions (1,529 KB) |
Toledo | map (18.3 MB) | Area descriptions (6,994 KB) |
Warren | map (9.50 MB) | Area descriptions (7,139 KB) |
Youngstown | map (20.0 MB) | Area descriptions (3,139 KB) |
Please contact the Kirwan Institute for more assistance with the Redlining Maps.
A recent interview of Scott Markley by Ian Spangler which details his creation of a data set from the "Mapping Inequality" site from the University of Richmond.
"I converted eight of the most consequential variables from 129 cities into an accessible and analyzable tabular format. These include the Black population percentage, “foreign-born” population percentage and group, family income, occupation class, average building age, home repair status, and mortgage availability."
Data Link from article.
The Home Owners’ Loan Corporation (HOLC) was created in June 1933 by the US Congress. The purpose was to refinance mortgages in default to prevent foreclosures. In 1935 Federal Home Loan Bank Board asked HOLC to look at 239 cities and create "residential security maps" to indicate the level of security for real-estate investments.
On the maps, the newest areas — those considered desirable for lending purposes — were outlined in blue and known as "Type A". These were typically affluent suburbs on the outskirts of cities. "Type B" neighborhoods were considered "Still Desirable", whereas older "Type C" neighborhoods were labeled "Declining" and outlined in yellow. "Type D" neighborhoods were outlined in red and were considered the most risky for mortgage support.