Cabrini-Green

Cabrini-Green, comprising two adjacent housing projects named after Frances Cabrini and William Green, is one of the most infamous and dangerous housing projects in the world. It is located on the North Side of Chicago, near the North/Clybourn Red Line stop along with the Chicago and Sedgwick Brown Line stops. The project is bordered by Evergreen Ave., Sedgwick St., Chicago Ave., and Larrabee St. It was made up primarily of mid- and high-rise apartment buildings, many with exterior porches ("open galleries") so that residents enter their apartments like motel rooms.

External links

• Official site
• Voices of Cabrini (Documentary film)
• CBS News: Tearing Down Cabrini-Green
• Chicago Tribune: Cabrini-Green Columns
• Chicago Anti-(gay)-Bashing Network
• Summary of Gautreaux vs. CHA and history of CHA decisions compounding economic and racial segregation
• Official site of CHA Plan for Transformation
• North Town Park site plan (redevelopment of Cabrini Extension site)
• Map of Cabrini-Green Area at Google Maps

The Encyclopedia of Chicago has very detailed background information on the history of public housing and the Near North neighborhood:

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• Encyclopedia of Chicago entry on Chicago Housing Authority
• Encyclopedia of Chicago entry on Near North Side