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Robert Taylor Homes was a public housing project in the Bronzeville neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois from 1962 to 2007. The second largest housing project in the United States, it consisted of 28 virtually identical high-rises, set out in a linear plan for two miles (3 km), with the high-rises regularly configured in a horseshoe shape of three in each block.
2398846. Website. evergreenpark-ill.com. Evergreen Park is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. In 2020, the population was 19,943. [3] The village shares a border with the city of Chicago on the north, east, and south sides; while also sharing a border with Oak Lawn on the west side.
17-14026. FIPS code. 17-14026. Website. cityofchicagoheights.org. Chicago Heights is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 27,480 at the 2020 census. [2] It is part of the Chicago metropolitan area. Its nicknames include "The Crossroads of the Nation", "The Heights", and “The Hill”.
Marina City. Marina City is a mixed-use residential-commercial building complex in Chicago, Illinois, United States, North America, designed by architect Bertrand Goldberg. The multi-building complex on State Street on the north bank of the Chicago River on the Near North Side, directly across from the Loop, opened between 1963 and 1967. [ 1 ]
According to a 2016 analysis by the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning, there were 18,357 people and 6,416 households in Mount Greenwood. The racial makeup of the area was 86.5% White, 4.5% African American, 2.2% Asian, 1.1% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.7% of the population.
Honorable mentions. 530.5 feet (161.7 m) Park Place Tower in Lakeview is the tallest building in Illinois outside of downtown Chicago. 513 feet (156 m) Park Tower in Edgewater is the second-tallest building in Illinois outside of downtown Chicago.
Altgeld Gardens Homes is a Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) public housing project on the far south side of Chicago, Illinois, United States, on the border of Chicago and Riverdale, Illinois. The residents are 97% African-American according to the 2000 United States Census. [1] Built between 1944 and 1945 with 1,498 units, the development ...
December 27, 1979. The Prairie Avenue District is a historic district in the Near South Side community area of Chicago, Illinois. It includes the 1800 and 1900 blocks of South Prairie Avenue and the 1800 block of South Indiana, and 211-217 East Cullerton. [2] It was the site of the Battle of Fort Dearborn and became the city's most fashionable ...