Cabrini–Green (former public housing project)

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Cabrini–Green was a large, historically notorious public housing complex in Chicago known for its poverty, crime, and eventual demolition amid urban redevelopment efforts.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former public housing project
housing complex
public housing project
architecturalStyle high-rise public housing towers
rowhouses
associatedWith Chicago urban renewal
Plan for Transformation (Chicago public housing)
gentrification of Near North Side
causeOf displacement of low-income residents
constructionStart 1940s
1942
country United States
demolitionEnd 2011
demolitionStart 1990s
dissolvedAbolished 2011
hasPart Cabrini Extension North
Cabrini Extension South
Frances Cabrini Rowhouses
William Green Homes
inception 1942
mid-20th century
knownFor concentrated poverty
gang violence
high crime rates
notorious reputation in popular culture
public housing policy failures
racial segregation
urban decay
locatedIn Chicago
Illinois
Near North Side, Chicago
linked to: Near North Side
locatedInTime 20th century
21st century
maintainedBy Chicago Housing Authority
namedAfter Frances Xavier Cabrini
numberOfHousingUnitsAtPeak over 3500
numberOfResidentsAtPeak over 15000
ownedBy Chicago Housing Authority
partOf Chicago public housing system
federal public housing program in the United States
replacedBy market-rate housing
mixed-income housing developments
townhomes and mid-rise buildings
subjectOf academic studies on urban poverty
documentary films
fictional portrayals in film and television
news reports on crime and housing policy

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Near North Side contains Cabrini–Green (former public housing project)
Cabrini–Green associatedWith Plan for Transformation (Chicago public housing)
linked to: Cabrini–Green (former public housing project)
James Evans Sr. setting Chicago housing project
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Willona Woods livesIn Chicago housing project
linked to: Cabrini–Green (former public housing project)
Willona Woods residesInBuilding Cabrini-Green–like public housing complex
linked to: Cabrini–Green (former public housing project)
J.J. Evans residenceDetail Cabrini–Green public housing project
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Thelma Evans residence Cabrini–Green public housing project
linked to: Cabrini–Green (former public housing project)
Frances Cabrini Rowhouses partOf Cabrini–Green Homes
linked to: Cabrini–Green (former public housing project)
Frances Cabrini Rowhouses partOf Cabrini–Green public housing complex
linked to: Cabrini–Green (former public housing project)
Frances Cabrini Rowhouses demolishedAsPartOf Cabrini–Green redevelopment
linked to: Cabrini–Green (former public housing project)
Frances Cabrini Rowhouses partOf Chicago public housing system
linked to: Cabrini–Green (former public housing project)
Cabrini Extension North partOf Cabrini–Green Homes
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Cabrini Extension North partOf Chicago public housing system
linked to: Cabrini–Green (former public housing project)
William Green Homes partOf Cabrini–Green Homes
linked to: Cabrini–Green (former public housing project)
William Green Homes partOf Cabrini–Green public housing project
linked to: Cabrini–Green (former public housing project)
William Green Homes demolishedAsPartOf Cabrini–Green redevelopment
linked to: Cabrini–Green (former public housing project)