Stateway Gardens

Stateway Gardens

39th and State St.

Project: Stateway Gardens

Year Built: 1958

Year Closed: Demolition Completed in 2007

Architect: Holabird & Root & Burgee

Historical Resources:

“Housing Project to Blot Out Slum Area; Work is Begun on Huge Slum Area Project.” Chicago Daily Tribune, September 4, 1955. p. 4. Retrieved September 18, 2008 from ProQuest Historical Newspapers.

“2D Stateway Gardens Unit Bids Open.” Chicago Daily Tribune, April 12, 1956. p. S6. Retrieved September 18, 2008 from ProQuest Historical Newspapers.
Chicago (Ill.). 1983. Urban initiatives anti-crime program at Robert Taylor Homes and Stateway Gardens, Chicago, Illinois final report. Chicago: The Department.

“CHA Helps Put Fresh Face on Old South Side; Plans 35 More Projects in Next 5 Years.” Chicago Daily Tribune, August 30, 1956. p. S1. Retrieved September 18, 2008 from ProQuest Historical Newspapers.

View of Stateway Gardens in 1959 from the Encyclopedia of Chicago.