Comments about project homes

There are 30 comments about "project homes"

Humboldt1: I love gentrification and will do everything in my power to promote it. For now, I have renters that are less than desirable, but pay, although usually late. I would much rather rent......

in response to: Humboldt Park & Gentrification by Xavi

~Me : I wish the best to everyone who was raised in the projects in chicago, the horners, the greens, robert taylor homes etc.... Its sad to see them tear down historical land marks and homes to......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

serlingrod: In response to the last post - first of, let me say that I live in Philadelphia and have worked as a community organizer in Kensington for the past several years. I mention this to......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

Mo: Newark was my home..1958-1970. Grew up at 63 Mercer Street, Scudder Homes Projects - and a project it was, but it was home. Schools attended: Quitman, Robert Treat. If it wasn't for having close family......

in response to: A Walk Through Brick City by Peter

Nobody: Saul- perhaps sarcasm doesn't travel well through the internet. I do have a few points for your consideration, though: 1. "thats there [sic] idea of a community. Whose idea? The people who live in the projects? I......

in response to: Coney Island Low by Peter

saul altman: I'm not talking about building projects, thats there idea of a community, what i envision is apartment buildings,2-3 family style homes with lawns trees you know a place were all solid Americans can start families &......

in response to: Coney Island Low by Peter

Pearlykingjim: i would like to thank the person or persons for the vile and nasty E-mail that was sent to my address, it is someone on this forum form what was said i only hope we bump it......

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

jack: you know, 86th street, under the el, in the summer, hot, sweltering days, but the shadows of the el always kept me cool, that was my area for awhile because all my family was housed......

in response to: X Movie Theatre by jack

EvilGentleman: El, since they were government-funded homes originally intended for the families of veterans returning from WWII, it is most unfortunate that the government decided to stop funding them. If you look at the comments in the......

in response to: The Destruction of Benny Farm by EvilGentleman

NervaVels: I lived on the block of Green/Evergreen/Harman for almost 20 years; prior to that, I lived on Jefferson St between Knickerbocker and Irving (still remember getting picked up by the bus to go to a......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Montrice Weathersby A.K.A Sconey Wrong: I was born and raised in the Henry Horner Homes projects in 1975 in the building 2145 w.lake St.We loater moved to 2215 w.Lake st and all i could remember is gun fire and purse......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

Pettis - December 09, 2007: Your comments resonate the truth in so many ways. When you peel back the years, you'll find that many families raise their children in the Henry Horner Homes. The Mitchell family was a......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

MaGoo: PS: Just for context- so that you realize that my observations are quite balanced and unbiased: I was raised by a single parent on welfare- we were abjectly poor. Most of our neighbors who were Bushwick......

in response to: I\'ve lived in Bushwick for just about fifteen years by Jeanne M.

MaGoo: Thank you, Editor, and UFF and Cartlegger. I won't go hog-wild here- as I realize that there are so many other areas of human endeavor that come into play when discussing this topic, that it would......

in response to: I\'ve lived in Bushwick for just about fifteen years by Jeanne M.

MaGoo: I grew up on Lawn Guyland in the 70's; most of my neighbors were "caucasian-Americans" who were from Bushwick and East New York. They had been displaced by the "diversity"- when the city used THEIR......

in response to: I\'ve lived in Bushwick for just about fifteen years by Jeanne M.

nuclearrabbit33: By the way, the Robert Taylor homes along south State St. have always been worse. There are the projects you can see from the Dan Ryan Expressway. I'd rather be lost in Cabrini any day....

in response to: Cabrini Green [whats left of it] by corsakti

99¢Dreams: Hey Peter, do you live in Bushwick, or are you just often there? I ask because your post reminds me of a photo project I've contemplated, but never executed: "Bushwick Gates" I'm referring to a quintessential Bushwick......

in response to: Bushwick Portals by Peter

DITTO: Has anyone paid attention to the people in this town? FAT mega beasts setting around eating pizza a Cici's Pizza or one of the other major buffets in town. I noticed that someone has posted......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

jeeff: a correction: i found out that the nearest building pictured IS memorable, as i guess all buildings are if you're willing to look closely. sorry for the error. from the Toronto Star, 'Fashion Incubator......

in response to: Dovercourt by jeeff

John Bland: The reason it is cleaner is because they have displaced the residents they didn't wanted and now providing superb services, except to those areas that they are still trying to bulldoze. I grew up on......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

JOY: I had the opportunity to visit Cabrini and the Schiller School. A group of young ladies from the school have taken pictures of the neighborhood, their homes, before they are gone. It's not about the......

in response to: Cabrini Green [whats left of it] by corsakti

LicieLove: I'm a chicago native reading this book for the first time, I'm 20 now. I grew up on the Southside in Inglewood, but I went to private schools my entire life. And at 8......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

Lucho: this post has been a tremendous help to me, thanks to everyone that has given their insight. i have been working on a research paper on the renovation of cabrini green, i am from chicago,......

in response to: Cabrini Green [whats left of it] by corsakti

Whipslinger: Peter, to cure your curiousity about all those vast vacant lots, they used to house 12 story clusters of housing projects with names like Prince St. and Hayes Homes and Scudder Homes etc. They......

in response to: A Walk Through Brick City by Peter

EvilGentleman: The new configuration of the complex, when completed, is supposed to have close to 550 new housing units in it (There are still a number of veterans remaining from the original complex as well, who......

in response to: The Benny Farm Condemned Housing Projects by EvilGentleman

Bean: I'm reading There are no Children here, and work on the South Side of Chicago, I'm meeting the author at the end of this month, which will be intersting. Most of the Projects in Chicago,......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

keith: A lot of the photos you've posted are rich in history, not just the city's history but black history, American history. Those vacant lots in central ward used to be home to high-rise housing projects......

in response to: A Walk Through Brick City by Peter

John: I read the book There are no children here and thought is was an outstanding book. I've heard about many terrible things that occurred at Henry Horner Homes through the years. It was a bad......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

TheManTheDeveloper: I drove through the area this summer and saw the wrecking ball actually swinging into them to knock it down. It was cool to see. It was was weird, you could actually look......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

Peter: piranha erem: yes, most of the people in the areas surrounding this spot are against it... the plan involves exercising ##eminent domain## to force many people form their existing homes, which will allegedly be assimilated......

in response to: Atlantic Yards by Peter