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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.[1]

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  1. 56 relations: African Americans, Alex Kotlowitz, Amenity, Arson, Beauty Turner, Black Disciples, Cabrini–Green Homes, Chicago, Chicago Housing Authority, Chicago Housing Authority Police Department, Concrete, Corey Holcomb, Dan Ryan Expressway, Dearborn Homes, Derrius Quarles, Deval Patrick, Environmental psychology, Gang, Gangster Disciples, Governor of Massachusetts, Harold L. Ickes Homes, Henry Horner Homes, Hilliard Towers Apartments, Homicide, HOPE VI, Illegal drug trade, Kendrick Lamar, Kirby Puckett, Legends South, Chicago, List of neighborhoods in Chicago, Maurice Cheeks, Mercy Hospital and Medical Center, Michael Colyar, Mickey Cobras, Mixed-income housing, Mr. T, Open Mike Eagle, PBS, Pershing Road (Chicago), Poverty, Public housing, Robert Rochon Taylor, Ronnie Lester, Slum, South Side, Chicago, State Street (Chicago), Stateway Gardens, Subsidized housing in the United States, Substance abuse, Sudhir Venkatesh, ... Expand index (6 more) »

  2. 1962 establishments in Illinois
  3. 2007 disestablishments in Illinois
  4. Former buildings and structures in Chicago
  5. Public housing in Chicago
  6. Residential buildings completed in 1962

African Americans

African Americans, also known as Black Americans or Afro-Americans, are an ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from any of the Black racial groups of Africa.

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Alex Kotlowitz

Alex Kotlowitz (born March 31, 1955) is an American journalist, author, and filmmaker.

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Amenity

In property and land use planning, amenity (lat. amoenitās “pleasantness, delightfulness”) is something considered to benefit a location, contribute to its enjoyment, and thereby increase its value.

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Arson

Arson is the act of willfully and deliberately setting fire to or charring property.

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Beauty Turner

Beauty B. Turner (October 23, 1957 – December 18, 2008) was an American housing activist and journalist from Chicago, Illinois.

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Black Disciples

The Black Disciples (often abbreviated as the BD's) is a large street gang based in Chicago, Illinois.

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Cabrini–Green Homes

Cabrini–Green Homes are a Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) public housing project on the Near North Side of Chicago, Illinois. Robert Taylor Homes and Cabrini–Green Homes are Demolished buildings and structures in Chicago, former buildings and structures in Chicago, neighborhoods in Chicago, public housing in Chicago, residential buildings completed in 1962 and urban decay in the United States.

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Chicago

Chicago is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States.

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The Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) is a municipal corporation that oversees public housing within the city of Chicago. Robert Taylor Homes and Chicago Housing Authority are public housing in Chicago.

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Chicago Housing Authority Police Department

The Chicago Housing Authority Police Department (also known as the CHAPD) was created as a supplement to the Chicago Police Department (CPD), to provide dedicated police services to the residents of one of the nation's most impoverished and crime ridden developments for low-income housing.

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Concrete

Concrete is a composite material composed of aggregate bonded together with a fluid cement that cures to a solid over time.

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Corey Holcomb

Corey Lamont Holcomb (born June 23, 1966) is an American comedian, radio host and actor.

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Dan Ryan Expressway

The Dan Ryan Expressway is an expressway in Chicago that runs from the Jane Byrne Interchange with Interstate 290 (I-290) near Downtown Chicago through the South Side of the city.

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Dearborn Homes

Dearborn Homes is a Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) public housing project located in the Bronzeville neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois. Robert Taylor Homes and Dearborn Homes are neighborhoods in Chicago, public housing in Chicago and urban decay in the United States.

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Derrius Quarles

Derrius Quarles is a social entrepreneur, human rights activist, recording artist, product designer, and author.

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Deval Patrick

Deval Laurdine Patrick (born July 31, 1956) is an American politician who served as the 71st governor of Massachusetts from 2007 to 2015.

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Environmental psychology

Environmental psychology is a branch of psychology that explores the relationship between humans and the external world.

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Gang

A gang is a group or society of associates, friends, or members of a family with a defined leadership and internal organization that identifies with or claims control over territory in a community and engages, either individually or collectively, in illegal, and possibly violent, behavior, with such behavior often constituting a form of organized crime.

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Gangster Disciples

The Gangster Disciple Nation (often abbreviated as the GD's; formally, GDN), also known as Growth & Development, is an African American street and prison gang founded by former rivals David Barksdale and Larry Hoover; in 1968, the two came together to form the Black Gangster Disciple Nation (BGDN).

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Governor of Massachusetts

The governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the chief executive officer of the government of Massachusetts.

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Harold L. Ickes Homes

Harold L. Ickes Homes was a Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) public housing project on the Near South Side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Robert Taylor Homes and Harold L. Ickes Homes are Demolished buildings and structures in Chicago, former buildings and structures in Chicago, public housing in Chicago and urban decay in the United States.

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Henry Horner Homes

Henry Horner Homes was a Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) public housing project located in the Near West Side community area on the West Side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Robert Taylor Homes and Henry Horner Homes are Demolished buildings and structures in Chicago, former buildings and structures in Chicago, public housing in Chicago and urban decay in the United States.

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Hilliard Towers Apartments

Hilliard Towers Apartments, formerly known as the Raymond Hilliard Homes CHA housing project, is a residential high-rise development in the near South Side of Chicago, Illinois. Robert Taylor Homes and Hilliard Towers Apartments are public housing in Chicago and residential skyscrapers in Chicago.

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Homicide

Homicide is an act in which a human causes the death of another human.

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HOPE VI

HOPE VI is a program of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.

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Illegal drug trade

The illegal drug trade, drug trafficking, or narcotrafficking is a global black market dedicated to the cultivation, manufacture, distribution and sale of prohibited drugs.

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Kendrick Lamar

Kendrick Lamar Duckworth (born June 17, 1987) is an American rapper and songwriter.

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Kirby Puckett

Kirby Puckett (March 14, 1960 – March 6, 2006) was an American professional baseball player.

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Legends South, formerly Robert Taylor Homes, is a neighborhood located in the Grand Boulevard Community Area on the South side of Chicago, Illinois. Robert Taylor Homes and Legends South, Chicago are neighborhoods in Chicago.

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List of neighborhoods in Chicago

There are 178 official neighborhoods in Chicago. Robert Taylor Homes and List of neighborhoods in Chicago are neighborhoods in Chicago.

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Maurice Cheeks

Maurice Edward Cheeks (born September 8, 1956) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who serves as assistant coach for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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Mercy Hospital and Medical Center

Mercy Hospital and Medical Center now called Insight Hospital and Medical Center Chicago is a 414-bed general medical and surgical Catholic teaching hospital in Chicago, Illinois.

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Michael Colyar

Michael K. Colyar (born February 9, 1957) is an American actor, comedian, entertainer, voiceover artist, television/radio personality, and author.

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Mickey Cobras

The Mickey Cobras are a gang affiliated with the nationwide alliance known as "People" and based in Chicago.

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Mixed-income housing

The definition of mixed-income housing is broad and encompasses many types of dwellings and neighborhoods.

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Mr. T

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Open Mike Eagle

Michael W. Eagle II (born November 14, 1980), better known by his stage name Open Mike Eagle, is an American hip hop artist and comedian.

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PBS

The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is an American public broadcaster and non-commercial, free-to-air television network based in Crystal City, Virginia.

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Pershing Road (Chicago)

Pershing Road is an east-west street on the south side of Chicago and in its immediate western suburbs in Cook County, Illinois.

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Poverty

Poverty is a state or condition in which an individual lacks the financial resources and essentials for a certain standard of living.

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Public housing

Public housing is a form of housing tenure in which the property is usually owned by a government authority, either central or local.

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Robert Rochon Taylor

Robert Rochon Taylor (April 12, 1899 – March 1, 1957) was an American housing advocate and banker.

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Ronnie Lester

Ronnie Lester (born January 1, 1959) is a retired American basketball player and basketball executive.

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Slum

A slum is a highly populated urban residential area consisting of densely packed housing units of weak build quality and often associated with poverty.

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South Side, Chicago

The South Side is one of the three major sections of the city of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Robert Taylor Homes and South Side, Chicago are neighborhoods in Chicago.

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State Street (Chicago)

State Street is a large south-north street, also one of the main streets, in Chicago, Illinois, USA and its south suburbs.

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Stateway Gardens

Stateway Gardens was a Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) public housing project in the Bronzeville neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, alongside the Dan Ryan Expressway just north of the former Robert Taylor Homes, and part of the State Street Corridor that also included Dearborn Homes, Harold Ickes Homes and Hillard Homes. Robert Taylor Homes and Stateway Gardens are 2007 disestablishments in Illinois, Buildings and structures demolished in 2007, Demolished buildings and structures in Chicago, public housing in Chicago, residential skyscrapers in Chicago and urban decay in the United States.

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Subsidized housing in the United States

In the United States, subsidized housing is administered by federal, state and local agencies to provide subsidized rental assistance for low-income households.

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Substance abuse

Substance abuse, also known as drug abuse, is the use of a drug in amounts or by methods that are harmful to the individual or others.

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Sudhir Venkatesh

Sudhir Alladi Venkatesh (born 1966) is an American sociologist and urban ethnographer.

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The Washington Post

The Washington Post, locally known as "the Post" and, informally, WaPo or WP, is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C., the national capital.

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There Are No Children Here

There Are No Children Here: The Story of Two Boys Growing Up in the Other America is a 1992 biography by Alex Kotlowitz that describes the experiences of two brothers growing up in Chicago's Henry Horner Homes.

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United States census

The United States census (plural censuses or census) is a census that is legally mandated by the Constitution of the United States.

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United States Department of Housing and Urban Development

The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is one of the executive departments of the U.S. federal government.

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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC, U of I, Illinois, or University of Illinois) is a public land-grant research university in the Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area, Illinois, United States.

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Welfare

Welfare, or commonly social welfare, is a type of government support intended to ensure that members of a society can meet basic human needs such as food and shelter.

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See also

1962 establishments in Illinois

2007 disestablishments in Illinois

Former buildings and structures in Chicago

Public housing in Chicago

Residential buildings completed in 1962

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Taylor_Homes

Also known as Taylor Homes.

, The Washington Post, There Are No Children Here, United States census, United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Welfare.