Stateway Gardens

Stateway Gardens
Stateway Gardens in 1979, from the (now) 35th-Bronzeville-IIT stop (CTA Green Line)
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General information
LocationBounded by 35th Street, Pershing Road, State Street, and Federal Street
Chicago, Illinois,
 United States
Coordinates41°49′38″N 87°37′40″W / 41.82722°N 87.62778°W / 41.82722; -87.62778
StatusDemolished
Construction
Constructed1955–58
Demolished2001–2007
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Governing
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Chicago Housing Authority

Stateway Gardens was a Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) public housing project in the Bronzeville neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, alongside the Dan Ryan Expressway just north of the former Robert Taylor Homes, and part of the State Street Corridor that also included Dearborn Homes, Harold Ickes Homes and Hillard Homes. Stateway Gardens consisted of mid- and high-rise apartment buildings.

Finished by the late 1950s, Stateway Gardens was plagued by a large amount of gang violence, organized crime, and drug abuse. The area gradually became more neglected and underserved by city authorities and the Chicago Police Department which led to mass abandonment and urban decay. It was completely demolished by 2007.