The Nation's Most Infamous Tenaments Will Be Reborn

The nation's most infamous tenaments -- Chicago's Cabrini-Green projects -- are being torn down. 60 Minutes reports.

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December 18, 2002, 6:00 AM PST

"For decades, the red and white tenements near downtown Chicago have been a blot on the skyline the nations 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 Chicagos projects with beautiful new "mixed-income" developments; that means rich and poor living side by side."

Thanks to The Practice of New Urbanism

Read the full story: Tearing Down Cabrini-Green

Wednesday, December 11, 2002 in CBS News

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