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Contents: Introduction The Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) was created in 1937 and oversees public housing in Chicago. Chicago Gang History explains that the first three public housing projects built in Chicago were the Jane Addams Homes, Julia C. Lathrop Homes and the Trumbull Park Homes. By the 1960s, CHA was the largest landlord in Chicago,…

Contents: Introduction Los Angeles, California has some of the most notorious public housing projects in the nation. From Jordan Downs to the Nickerson Gardens, this article ranks the 20 worst Los Angeles public housing projects of all time. The Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA) was established in 1938 and is now…

Contents: Introduction The Great Depression marks the beginning of the US government’s direct funding of federal public housing. The federal public housing program started as a part of the Housing Act of 1937, passed during the New Deal, the overarching name given to the programs established during President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s administration to deal with…