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Demolition Reveals Cabrini Green (...and Red, Orange and Blue)

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The Cabrini Green public housing building at 660 W. Division is coming down. As demolition workers pound the 15-story concrete slab into oblivion, take note of something beside the spectacle of crumbling concrete and the hair-like strands of exposed rebar:

There is color.

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BradFlora 4 weeks 6 days ago
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Great to see Mr. Bey blogging over on Vocalo. Good pickup, Justin.

The shrinking down of Cabrini Green has been pretty interesting to observe in person around the neighborhood. Developers have been pushing new units around the project like crazy, but I get the sense that the people moving into them are wondering why it's taking so long to get C-G off the stage...

deepdishpizza 4 weeks 6 days ago
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Yeah - as a nearby resident, the entire process has been an eye opener. It is odd to see these vacant lots where hundreds or thousands used to live. Almost as odd as the luxury car repair shot yards from the back entrance to Cabrini row houses.

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