LeClaire Courts

LeClaire Courts

43rd and Cicero

Project: Le Claire Courts

Year Built: 1950, 1954

Year Closed: Decision Pending

Architect: N/A

Historical Resources:

“1,900 Will Get Play Lot Thru Group Effort; Le Claire Unit Works Up from $3.38.” Chicago Daily Tribune, November 10, 1955. p. S12. Retrieved September 18, 2008 from ProQuest Historical Newspapers.

“5 Big Housing Projects Begin to Take Shape; CHA Expects to Finish Work Next Spring.” Chicago Daily Tribune, December 26, 1949. p. 18. Retrieved September 18, 2008 from ProQuest Historical Newspapers.

“Fight Greets Public Housing in Vacant Site; Neighbors Battle City’s Choice.” Chicago Daily Tribune, October 8, 1950. p. SW1. Retrieved September 18, 2008 from ProQuest Historical Newspapers.

The University of Illinois at Chicago holds the records of the Clarence Darrow Community Center, which served residents of Le Claire Courts. A finding aid to the records is online.