authorized the first public housing developments built in Cleveland: Cedar Apartments, Outhwaite Homes, and Lakeview Terrace, which set new advancements in public housing standards. When Bohn was unhappy with the limited resources provided by the government, he worked to change the laws to allow more the CMHA more freedom and responsibility. Thanks to the efforts of Ernest Bohn, Cleveland became the national leader in public housing, pushing for increased development and innovating existing practices. For example, most cities' public housing developments consisted of high-rise apartments that crammed people together. Bohn insisted that Cleveland housing projects were composed of low row-houses that were better suited for families. He did more than build cheap housing, he aspired to create communities. After World War II, Bohn switched his focus to creating public housing for the elderly. Some of the older public housing units began to deteriorate, and Bohn began receiving criticism for avoiding his obligation to the poor. Projects near the Central and Hough area were accused of destroying more housing than it created, leaving many families with no place to live When Carl B. Stokes (himself a former resident of Outhwaite Homes) was elected mayor in 1968, he forced Ernest Bohn into retirement and decided to reform the public housing system. Bohn taught classes on public housing at Case Western Reserve University until he died in 1975, never having married. References 1901 births 1975 deaths Case Western Reserve University alumni Members of the Ohio House of Representatives 20th-century American politicians Romanian emigrants to the United States