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BY: FRANZ SCHNELLER
THE BEGINNING
• Known as “The Projects” or “The Jets”• Originally built to house poor, working class
immigrants and African Americans• The first wave of transitional living was in 1938, which
included: Jane Addams House, Julia C. Lathrop Homes, Ida B. Wells Homes, and Trumbull Park Homes
• The second and third wave came in the 1940’s 50’s and 60’s, which included: Grace Abbott Homes, Stateway Gardens, Henry Horner Homes, Robert Taylor Homes, Lowden Homes, and Cabrini Green
The Birth of Chicago Public Housing
In 1938, Jane Addams Homes aka “The Ablas”
In 1938, Julia C. Lathrop Homes
In 1938, Ida B. Wells Homes
Area Map of Trumbull Park Homes
THE DOWNFALL
The Downfall of Public Housing
• In the late 1960’s the once “respected” public housing projects fell short of their intentional purpose
• The rate of poverty, drug, crime, and violence sky rocketed.
• With wealthy developers working with the city of Chicago, the once inevitable destruction of these powerful projects had come true to many of its’ residents.
THE LATHROPHOMES (11-11-11)
CORRIDOR OF CLYBOURN/DIVERSEY & DAMEN
CABRINIGREENS(03-14-11)DIVISION/CLYBOURN & LARABEE
ROBERTTAYLOR HOMES(11-11-11)35th – 55th St. & State
47TH St.Homes500 E. 47TH St.
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