Category: Chicago

Drive down memory lane.

Around late 1996 in the Robert Taylors home .

Derrick Chapman (Men)

Chicago Housing Authority , 1996-2016

I grew up in the Robert Taylors project, Englewood, The Wild 100’s, Woodlawn, Back of the yards, and Auburn Gresham communities. The pictures above are from around late 1996 inside of the 5135 building of the Robert Taylors projects which was located on the Southside of Chicago before the demolition of both The red and white project building . Before we stayed in the white buildings 5135 we stayed in the red buildings 5247 . By the way if you’re reading this I also grew up to be Southside Rico Nocap.

1963

Photo courtesy of Dr. Cranston Knight

Cranston Knight (he/him)

Henry Horner Homes, 1957-1969

This photo was taken in 1963, which was quite some time ago. Many buildings which would make up Horner hadn’t been constructed. However, it is a photograph of my family and the building we lived in, known as 150. In the background, before low-rise buildings were constructed is a dusty field, transversed by an “El” track which is still there to this day.

Left to right, my sister, brother, and father; I’m at the end.

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