Parkway Garden Homes

Parkway Garden Apartment Homes
Parkway Garden Homes is located in Chicago metropolitan area
Parkway Garden Homes
Location6330-6546 South King Drive, Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates41°46′36″N 87°36′59″W / 41.77667°N 87.61639°W / 41.77667; -87.61639
Arealess than one acre
Built1950 (1950)–1955
ArchitectHenry K. Holsman
Architectural styleModern
NRHP reference No.11000848[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 22, 2011

Parkway Gardens Apartment Homes, commonly known as O'Block and formerly Wiiic City, is an apartment complex in the Greater Grand Crossing community area on the border of Woodlawn and Washington Park, on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois.[2] The complex was built from 1950 to 1955; architect Henry K. Holsman, who planned several of Chicago's affordable housing developments, designed the Modernist buildings.

The complex is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and has become one of Chicago's most violent blocks, being the epicenter for crime and gang activity, and serving as an hub for the Black Disciples and the Gangster Disciples.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 11/21/11 Through 11/25/11". National Park Service. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
  2. ^ TRD Staff (2021-04-30). "Related lists 694-unit Parkway Gardens complex for sale". The Real Deal. Archived from the original on 2021-04-30. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  3. ^ "The most dangerous block in Chicago, once home to Michelle Obama: 'O block'". Chicago Sun-Times. 2014-11-02. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  4. ^ "O Block member admits lying to FBI to avoid testifying in FBG Duck murder trial". Chicago Sun-Times. 2023-11-30. Retrieved 2024-11-15.