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Ten Years Gone – Stateway Gardens & Robert Taylor Homes – CHA Demolition
25 Jan 2017

Ten Years Gone – Stateway Gardens & Robert Taylor Homes – CHA Demolition

by Vincent D. Johnson | posted in: Flashback, My 2¢, Photojournalism | 0

Ten years ago this April I took these photo as the last of the Robert Taylor/Stateway Garden housing complexes were taken down at about 38th & State St. If you look closely you can see Comiskey Park in the background … Continued

Bronzeville, CHA, Chicago, poverty, projects, Robert Taylor, southside, Stateway Gardens
Chicago has a __________ Problem
18 Oct 2016

Chicago has a __________ Problem

by Vincent D. Johnson | posted in: My 2¢, Photojournalism | 0

It’s no secret that Chicago has a problem. The stories are all over the local news and even make the national headlines in different months, but depending on who you are and where you get your news the reason for … Continued

African-American, Chicago, crime, gangs, guns, joblessness, murder, poverty, South side, teens, unemployment, violence, west side

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