Cabrini–Green (former public housing project)

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Cabrini–Green was a large, historically notorious public housing complex in Chicago known for its poverty, crime, and eventual demolition amid urban redevelopment efforts.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former public housing project
housing complex
public housing project
architecturalStyle high-rise public housing towers
rowhouses
associatedWith Chicago urban renewal
Cabrini–Green (former public housing project) self-linksurface differs
surface form: Plan for Transformation (Chicago public housing)

gentrification of Near North Side
causeOf displacement of low-income residents
constructionStart 1940s
1942
country United States of America
surface form: United States
demolitionEnd 2011
demolitionStart 1990s
dissolvedAbolished 2011
hasPart Cabrini Extension North
Cabrini Extension North
surface form: Cabrini Extension South

Frances Cabrini Rowhouses
William Green Homes
inception 1942
mid-20th century
knownFor concentrated poverty
gang violence
high crime rates
notorious reputation in popular culture
public housing policy failures
racial segregation
urban decay
locatedIn Chicago, Illinois, United States
surface form: Chicago

Illinois
Near North Side
surface form: Near North Side, Chicago
locatedInTime 20th century
21st century
maintainedBy Chicago Housing Authority
namedAfter Frances Xavier Cabrini
numberOfHousingUnitsAtPeak over 3500
numberOfResidentsAtPeak over 15000
ownedBy Chicago Housing Authority
partOf Chicago Housing Authority
surface form: Chicago public housing system

federal public housing program in the United States
replacedBy market-rate housing
mixed-income housing developments
townhomes and mid-rise buildings
subjectOf academic studies on urban poverty
documentary films
fictional portrayals in film and television
news reports on crime and housing policy

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Cabrini–Green (former public housing project) associatedWith Cabrini–Green (former public housing project) self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Cabrini–Green
this entity surface form: Plan for Transformation (Chicago public housing)
Near North Side contains Cabrini–Green (former public housing project)