Robert Taylor Homes

At the time of their completion in 1962.

Robert taylor homes. Construction of the robert r. At sixteen stories tall each the complex s buildings contained over 4 400 apartments. At night she roamed the darkened hallways of the robert taylor homes high rise ripping boards from the doors of vacant apartments brazenly breaking the law.

The twenty eight robert taylor homes made up the largest housing project in the u s. Taylor homes began in 1959 and was completed in 1963. Handing the bouquet to weston a.

Taylor homes in chicago illinois were named after robert rochon taylor a black architect and civic leader who became the chicago housing authority s first african american chairman in 1942. Built along two miles of state street from 39th to 54th streets in the grand boulevard and washington park community areas the project comprised 28 16 story buildings mostly in u shaped clusters of three containing almost. The robert taylor homes housing project was completed in 1962 and named for robert taylor an african american activist and chicago housing authority cha board member who in 1950 resigned when the city council refused to endorse potential building locations throughout the city of chicago that would induce racially integrated housing.

Upon completion in 1962 chicago s robert taylor homes became the largest public housing project in the united states. As a sort of welcome wagon gift for the first family to move into the robert taylor homes on this date mayor richard j. Though the homes are gone their legacy remains a sore spot in the history of chicago s public housing.

Robert taylor homes was a public housing project in the bronzeville neighborhood on the south side of chicago illinois located along state street between pershing road 39th street and 54th street alongside the dan ryan expressway the project was named for robert rochon taylor an african american activist and the first african american chairman of the chicago housing authority cha. Daley presented james weston with flowers. Soon the wrecking ball would swing.

Neighborhood in the grand boulevard community area. Robert taylor homes entrance robert taylor homes before demolition robert taylor projects view from the metra tracks robert taylor homes 1998 the only great feature of the projects was the view robert taylor homes she has no choice but to bring her new child into this madness enough said robert taylor homes children look down a deep and dark hallway where horrors and predators lurked robert.