<P> At its peak, Cabrini--Green was home to 15,000 people, living in mid - and high - rise apartment buildings totaling 3,607 units . Over the years, crime, gang violence and neglect created deplorable living conditions for the residents, and "Cabrini--Green" became synonymous with the problems associated with public housing in the United States . The last of the buildings in Cabrini--Green were demolished in March 2011 . The Near North Side site formerly home to the William Green projects has been undergoing major redevelopment since the late 1990s, resulting in a combination of upscale high - rise buildings and row houses, with the stated goal of creating a mixed - income neighborhood, with some units still being reserved for public housing tenants . Controversy regarding the implementation of such plans has arisen, though slated redevelopment plans are now set to move forward following the September 2015 settlement of a longstanding civil lawsuit . </P> <P> The construction reflected the "urban renewal" approach to United States city planning in the mid-20th century . The extension buildings were known as the "red" for their red brick exteriors, while the Green Homes, with reinforced concrete exteriors, were known as the "whites". Many of the high - rise buildings originally had exterior porches (called "open galleries"). According to the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA), the early residents of the Cabrini row houses were predominantly of Italian ancestry . By 1962, however, a majority of residents in the completed complex were black . </P> <Ul> <Li> 1850: Shanties were first built on low - lying land along Chicago River; the population was predominantly Swedish, then Irish . The area acquires the "Little Hell" nickname due to a nearby gas refinery, which produced shooting pillars of flame and various noxious fumes . By the 20th century, it was known as "Little Sicily" due to large numbers of Sicilian immigrants . </Li> <Li> 1929: Harvey Zorbaugh writes "The Gold Coast and the Slum: A Sociological Study of Chicago's Near North Side", contrasting the widely varying social mores of the wealthy Gold Coast, the poor Little Sicily, and the transitional area in between . Marshall Field Garden Apartments, first large - scale (although funded through private charity) low - income housing development in area, completed . </Li> <Li> 1942: Frances Cabrini Homes (two - story rowhouses), with 586 units in 54 buildings, completed . Initial regulations stipulate 75% white and 25% black residents . Holsman, Burmeister, et al., architects . (Named for Saint Frances Cabrini, an Italian - American nun who served the poor and was the first American to be canonized .) </Li> <Li> 1957: Cabrini Homes Extension (red brick mid - and high - rises), with 1,925 units in 15 buildings, is completed . A. Epstein & Sons, architects . </Li> <Li> 1962: Green Homes (1,096 units, north of Division Street) is completed . Pace Associates, architects . (Named for William Green, longtime president of the American Federation of Labor .) </Li> <Li> 1966: Gautreaux et al. vs. Chicago Housing Authority, a lawsuit alleging that Chicago's public housing program was conceived and executed in a racially discriminatory manner that perpetuated racial segregation within neighborhoods, is filed . CHA was found liable in 1969, and a consent decree with HUD was entered in 1981 . </Li> <Li> April 4--13, 1968: In the days immediately following the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., constant gunfire from snipers positioned on the upper floors of Cabrini--Green caused many casualties and much property damage . The sniper activity would return periodically throughout the 1970s . </Li> <Li> July 17, 1970: Sergeant James Severin and Officer Tony Rizzato of the Chicago Police Department are fatally shot . </Li> <Li> February 8, 1974: Television sitcom Good Times, ostensibly set in the Cabrini--Green projects (though the projects were never actually referred to as "Cabrini - Green" on camera), and featuring shots of the complex in the opening and closing credits, debuts on CBS . It would run for six seasons, until August 1, 1979 . </Li> <Li> March 26--April 19, 1981: Mayor Jane Byrne moves into Cabrini--Green to prove a point regarding Chicago's high crime rate . Considered a publicity stunt, she stays just three weeks . </Li> <Li> October 13, 1992: Dantrell Davis was holding his mother's hand on his way to school, when he was fatally shot by a stray bullet . </Li> <Li> 1992: Candyman is released, the story taking place at the housing project . </Li> <Li> 1994: Chicago receives one of the first HOPE VI (Housing Opportunities for People Everywhere) grants to redevelop Cabrini--Green as a mixed - income neighborhood . </Li> <Li> September 27, 1995: Demolition begins . </Li> <Li> January 9, 1997: Nine - year - old "Girl X" (since identified as Shatoya Currie) found in a seventh - floor stairwell at 1121 N. Larrabee Street after being raped, beaten, choked, poisoned by having a can of insecticide sprayed down her throat, and covered in gang symbols . Her attacker then stepped on her throat . She was left for dead . Ultimately, the attacker was identified as Patrick Sykes and was found with the assistance of community members and building gang members, all of whom were outraged by the attack . Sykes had a history of sexual crimes against women and girls, and admitted he covered Currie with gang symbols in an attempt to confuse investigators . Currie survived, but was blinded and left with significant brain damage . During her hospitalization, Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan visited and prayed at her bedside . </Li> <Li> 1997: Chicago unveils Near North Redevelopment Initiative, a master plan for development in the area . It recommends demolishing Green Homes and most of Cabrini Extension . </Li> <Li> 1999: Chicago Housing Authority announces Plan for Transformation, which will spend $1.5 billion over ten years to demolish 18,000 apartments and build and / or rehabilitate 25,000 apartments . Earlier redevelopment plans for Cabrini--Green are included in the Plan for Transformation . New library, rehabilitated Seward Park, and new shopping center open . </Li> <Li> December 9, 2010: The William Green Homes complex's last standing building closes . </Li> <Li> March 30, 2011: the last high - rise building was demolished, with a public art presentation commemorating the event . The majority of abandoned and rundown Frances Cabrini Homes row houses remain intact and a hot bed for crime in the area . </Li> </Ul> <Li> 1850: Shanties were first built on low - lying land along Chicago River; the population was predominantly Swedish, then Irish . The area acquires the "Little Hell" nickname due to a nearby gas refinery, which produced shooting pillars of flame and various noxious fumes . By the 20th century, it was known as "Little Sicily" due to large numbers of Sicilian immigrants . </Li>

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