Watching the Pruitt Igoe society of Missouri turn from what was initially described as “Christmas morning” in the 1950s and become the slum and then the “ghetto” in less than a generation due to funding and maintenance reminds the observer of the persistence of racism, and how slow-footed democracy really is. Shortly after the Brown vs. the Board of Education decision, this mammoth segregated community fell into ruin. It was the policies that tore families apart: husbands fr

The Chicago Rivers Plan, published in 2016, outlines three stages of development to clean, connect, revitalize and enhance languishing riverfront sites. Presently, few Chicagoans feel comfortable being around portions of the river. As undeveloped isolated properties, they are uncared for and unproductive. Of the five locations selected, this report will focus on the South Fork, where industry meets residents. The Ashland project, near the Orange line CTA station and I-55 high

The post WWII expansion, housing boom, and growth seen in the US directly contributed to the creation of suburbs. Between the urban workers, soot, and industry the wealthy would escape to the country. This was not possible for all until the idea of suburbia came to fruition: spacious bungalows, roads for cars, and large lawns. Between 1945-1950 there were more than 2 million individual homes. ‘The End of Suburbia,’ a 2004 documentary, claims that suburban life has become the