The Nation's Most Infamous Tenaments Will Be Reborn
18 December 2002 - 6:00am
The nation's most infamous tenaments -- Chicago's Cabrini-Green projects -- are being torn down. 60 Minutes reports.
"For decades, the red and white tenements near downtown Chicago have been a blot on the skyline – the nation’s most infamous public housing project, synonymous with gangs, drugs, misery and murder.Cabrini-Green is just the beginning. The plan is to replace all of Chicago’s projects with beautiful new "mixed-income" developments; that means rich and poor living side by side."
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Tearing Down Cabrini-Green
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CBS News, December 11, 2002
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