Robert Taylor's Neighborhood

along chicago's east-side between 39th and 54th are the robert taylor homes. project homes that are funded by the government for those who have low-income. folks that use to live in these homes probably paid about 50 bucks, maybe less, depending on financial rises. well these home have been torn down or getting torn down since 2007.

little facts of the robert taylor homes, they once were known to be the largest housing project in the world in 1962 at a 2 mile stretch that had a peak of 27,000 residents. of the 27,000 residents celebrities that were housed there are mr. t, kirby puckett, and massachusetts governor deval patrick.

for a photo assignment i had, we were suppose to take pictures of human absence or human intimacy. being unsocial as i am, i choose human absence and had carneyville/bronzeville (which is the neighborhood the robert taylor homes were located) as location of human absence. both neighborhood has a high amount of abandon homes, factories, and storefronts, so i thought it would be appropriate.

and one enlargement i got...

this photo was taken over by perishing and stewart. not too sure if this was a part of a factory, but i believe across the street was a public school. i could be wrong.

to see other photos i have not enlarged yet, i have my contact sheet below. click on the photo for a larger view.