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Lawndale Gardens

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26th and California
Chicago, IL

Submitted by loweryb_3078 on Sat, 2016-07-23 12:41

Lawndale Gardens

26th and California

Project: Lawndale Gardens

Year Built: 1942

Year Closed: N/A

Architect: Eric Hall

Historical Resources:

“Name Selected for New CHA Row Housing.” Chicago Daily Tribune, September 20, 1942. p. 21. Retrieved September 16, 2008 from ProQuest Historical Newspapers.

“Assure Family Homes for 1,500 in War Industry; 4 Housing Units in City Near Completion.” Chicago Daily Tribune, December 4, 1942. p. 25. Retrieved September 16, 2008 from ProQuest Historical Newspapers.

“Open Lawndale Housing Project to War Workers.” Chicago Daily Tribune, December 27, 1942. p. 22. Retrieved September 16, 2008 from ProQuest Historical Newspapers.

Topic

Buildings & Structures

Collection

Public Housing

Community

South Lawndale

Dates

1942 - 9999

Structure Type

Residence (multi-family)

Comments

Submitted by Dawn Reithel (not verified) on Sat, 2018-10-06 12:25
I can't find the population of the numbers of children vs. adults in the Lawndale Gardens "projects" in Chicago during the 1950's. Have contacted Chicago Historical Society, but they don't have specifics. I lived there at that time, and would like to know the numbers of children vs. adults, as my memory (I lived there from 1952-1957) is that since this was the beginning of baby boomers, there were kids all OVER the place. I loved it.

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