BLACK CHILDREN PLAY OUTSIDE THE IDA B. WELLS HOMES, ONE OF CHICAGO'S OLDEST HOUSING PROJECTS. LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE THERE ARE 1,652 APARTMENTS HOUSING 5,920 PERSONS IN 124 BUILDINGS. IN THE CITY VAST PORTIONS OF THE NEW LOOP AND LAKESHORE AREAS ON THE SOUTH SIDE HAVE BEEN SYSTEMATICALLY VACATED AS A RESULT OF FIRES VANDALISM OR FAILURE BY OWNERS TO PROVIDE BASIC TENANT SERVICES THEN THEY ARE RAZED AND REPLACED WITH HIGH RENT HIGHRISE BUILDINGS

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