Site of the Henry Horner Housing Projects (Chicago, Illinois)
| place with historical importance, public housing estate
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Illinois /
Chicago /
Chicago, Illinois /
West Washington Boulevard, 1936
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World / United States / Illinois
place with historical importance, public housing estate

The former site of Chicago housing project nick named the Hortnetz, infamous for violence and gangs. The Henry Horner Housing Projects have been completely demolished. Most of the land is vacant, awaiting development. Also the setting for the book "There Are No Children Here".
http://web.archive.org/web/20040607014458/www.thecha.org/housingdev/henry_horner_homes.html
http://web.archive.org/web/20040607014458/www.thecha.org/housingdev/henry_horner_homes.html
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Horner_Homes
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Coordinates: 41°53'2"N 87°40'36"W
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