Henry Horner Homes
Henry Horner Homes | |
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Chicago, Illinois | |
Coordinates | 41°53′3″N 87°40′36″W / 41.88417°N 87.67667°W |
Status | Demolished |
Construction | |
Constructed | 1957–1959 1961–1963 (extension) |
Demolished | 1995–2008 |
Other information | |
Governing body | Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) |
Henry Horner Homes was a
History
Henry Horner Homes originally consisted of 16
In 1983, Maurine Woodson, a resident of the housing project founded The Henry Horner Mother's Guild. The Mother's Guild was a community group to help mothers cope with life within the housing project. At its peak the group consisted of thirty mothers. The group received funds totaling $88,000 from charitable foundations throughout the city from 1986 to 1988. The funds were used for community schemes such as clean-up efforts within the housing project and programs for youth in the neighborhood.[2]
Crime and gang violence
Gang activity plagued the housing project for decades, beginning in the mid–1970s. The gangs, such as the
1991 lawsuit and demolition
In May 1991, residents of the housing project and members of the Henry Horner Mother's Guild filed a class-action lawsuit against the Chicago Housing Authority for neglect. They argued that the CHA had let the buildings deteriorate, with rodent infestations, numerous plumbing, lighting, and other city code violations.[8] The group created a video produced by the Chicago Video Project showing the living conditions at the housing project.[9] Demolition began at the housing project in August 1995[10] by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) after taking control of the CHA high-rises six years prior. The last high–rise building was demolished in June 2005. The last building in the original projects, a mid–rise, was demolished in 2008.
Redevelopment
A redevelopment project, referred to as the Plan for Transformation, is currently in progress to rehabilitate the existing buildings and create new mixed-income housing.[11] The new neighborhood will be called "West Haven".[12] The first phase of the project, which involved the building of 461 replacement housing units, was completed in 2001. The second phase will be worked on in three stages: public housing, affordable housing, and market rate housing.[13]
Pop culture
The housing project was the setting for the documentary film
See also
- Subsidized housing
- Housing subsidies
References
- ^ "AREA Chicago » Life and All That Jazz". AREA Chicago. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
- ^ HENRY HORNER MOTHERS GUILD: Tenants Go Public On Public Housing - A Case Study on Media Advocacy
- ^ Walinsky, Adam (1987-12-04). "What It's Like To Be In Hell". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-09-18.
- ^ Powers, Thomas; Remy, Harold (October 11, 1969). "GI Dies in a Gunfight; 10 Cops, Girl Injured". Chicago Tribune. p. 1. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ^ Gorman, John; McCarron, John (May 20, 1975). "Cop shot by sniper on West side". Chicago Tribune. p. 1. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ Myers, Linnet (June 28, 1986). "Man convicted in 5-year-old's death". Chicago Tribune. p. 5. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ Myers, Linnet (July 25, 1986). "Teen gets life term: Child raped, pushed off 13th floor". Chicago Tribune. p. 2:3. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ "Henry Horner Homes". Chicago Gang History. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
- ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
- ^ "Dismantling the towers". Chicago Reporter. 2015-03-13. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
- ^ "About West Haven - New Communities Program". www.newcommunities.org. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
- ^ Maidenberg, Micah (2008-02-06). "Remaining Horner building vacated". Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2008-09-18.
- ^ "Chicago Housing Authority Web site". Archived from the original on 2008-09-14. Retrieved 2008-09-18.