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The
Jane Addams Homes, part of the ABLA Homes.
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The
Jane Addams Homes (left), completed in 1938, were constructed under
of Franklin Roosevelt's Public Works Administration. The CHA established
quotas to keep the racial composition of the development mixed.
Residents formed social clubs and enjoyed a friendly and open atmosphere
they had not experienced elsewhere. Today much of the subdevelopment
is in disrepair, with numerous code violations. The Julia C. Lathrop
Homes (right), completed the previous year,
The
Lathrop Homes, on the North Side. |
have
not deteriorated so extensively. Located on the Chicago River in an
upscale part of town, the residents of these projects were once almost
entirely white and were one of the targets of a lawsuit charging the
CHA with racial discrimination. |