Over the years, most of the various businesses across State Street from Stateway Gardens and Robert Taylor (including the Stateway Deli) have closed down.Hopefully, under...
I shot this building from every conceivable angle, and tried to show its proximity to the IIT Research Institute highrise (both about the same age),...
Well, it's done. The anti-public housing folks won't have Stateway Gardens to kick around anymore, either.And when the new residents start whining about the noise...
Part 1 was shot almost three months ago. It's at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v... demolition of the last Robert Taylor Homes highrise (a full year after...
What a difference two weeks makes. The dandelions have turned to puffballs, and the trees have leafed out.Oh, yeah, and the demolition crews went to...
In this segment, you'll see two early 20th century Bronzeville landmarks that have survived all the teardowns.The green terra-cotta Art Deco building is currently the...
In the 1950's and '60's, the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) created an almost continuous 4-mile long, two block wide high-rise ghetto from north of Cermak...