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Mapping the CHA’s Plan for Transformation

October 15, 2009 David Schalliol 1 Comment

With the Chicago Housing Authority‘s Plan for Transformation in full swing, it’s hard to keep track of the location of new mixed income developments — not to mention which of the old family developments haven’t been demolished. Because the CHA website doesn’t have the entire listings, I submitted a request for the full data and mapped it.

The family developments are indicated by blue markers, while the mixed income developments are indicated by targets. Additional information listed on the mixed income development tabs state which public housing project was the original development. Approximate addresses have been substituted where the exact addresses of developments were not listed by the CHA.

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I originally posted this piece on Gapers Block.

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Oakland Museum of Contemporary Art

October 13, 2009 David Schalliol

Milton Mizenberg, Jr. and his wife moved to the South Side Chicago neighborhood of Oakland in the 1980s. He responded to the two derelict lots across from his house by transforming them into the Oakland Museum of Contemporary Art, a public space to appreciate the neighborhood and view his sculpture. It has changed with the neighborhood’s fortunes, although it likely exerted influence over the stability of its immediate neighbors, an example of which is seen below.

The best reporting I know about the museum is a 14 minute feature on Mizenberg and the museum from WBEZ that was broadcast September 9, 2003.

The light was a little off, but it’d been too long since I’d taken a photograph of the museum.

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South Side Street Corners

October 11, 2009 David Schalliol

A recent excursion to photograph street corners on the South Side prompted me to put pull out a few other favorite corner shots. Whether the buildings that occupy these sites anchor commercial districts or serve as outposts in residential neighborhoods, they play key roles in communities.

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Chicago Housing Authority

October 10, 2009 David Schalliol

Chicago Public Radio is documenting the 10th anniversary of the Chicago Housing Authority‘s Plan for Transformation with reporting by Natalie Moore and a photo essay by me.

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Commercial District: 58th and Indiana

October 10, 2009 David Schalliol 1 Comment

The clear isolation of the commercial buildings bounding the intersection of 58th and Prairie has made the intersection one of my longstanding favorites.

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