Swanson Homes demolition underway in Portsmouth after housing generations of families for 80+ years

Swanson Homes demolition underway in Portsmouth after housing generations of families for 80+ years

Demolition is underway at Swanson Homes, a public housing complex in Portsmouth's Prentis Park neighborhood that housed generations of families for more than 80 years.The Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority says work crews are currently tearing down interior structures of the complex. Executive Director Alisa Winston said Swanson Homes has been part of the community since 1941, but saving the building was not an option because the pro…