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Could you survive in a public housing high-rise? Part I

Could you survive in a public housing high-rise? Part I

chicagonow.com - 20 weeks ago - 179 views

Tensions are rising at the West Side's mixed-income community, Westhaven Park. But are the condo owners in the right? Or do public housing residents actually have skills and resources we just don't consider valid?

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by qstrian 20 weeks 3 days ago

Mayor Jane Byrne lived in a Cabrini Green low rise apartment for a few months back in the 1980s. She did so to restore public confidence in the Chicago Housing Authority after a series of gang shootings.

Right, I saw that on Ganglands. She didn't really replicate the experience, though, did she? With the added police protection and the psychology of that "real" home key in her pocket.

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