Ickes Homes

Ickes Homes

25th and Dearborn

Project: Ickes Homes

Year Built: 1955

Year Closed: currently acting as a relocation resource for the CHA

Architect: Skidmore, Owings and Merrill

Historical Resources:

“Begin Wrecking Two Buildings on Housing Site.” Chicago Daily Tribune, March 13, 1952. p. 10. Retrieved September 18, 2008 from ProQuest Historical Newspapers.

“$3,570,720 Bid Lowest for 332 Housing Units.” Chicago Daily Tribune, September 24, 1952. p. B4. Retrieved September 18, 2008 from ProQuest Historical Newspapers.

“CHA to Build Housing Unit at 3:5 Million.” Chicago Daily Tribune, November 9, 1952. p. S_A1. Retrieved September 18, 2008 from ProQuest Historical Newspapers.

“Booth House to Move Away from ‘Valley’; New Highway Pushing Residents Out.” Chicago Daily Tribune, May 13, 1954. p. W_A2. Retrieved September 18, 2008 from ProQuest Historical Newspapers.

Popkin, Susan J.The Hidden War: Crime and the Tragedy of Public Housing in Chicago.New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press. Pages 138-173.Call No. HD 7288 .78

Shuttered Ickes Homes and Playground by Flickr user Metroblossom.