what do u think of cabrini green

I think housing projects were a bad idea from the start in Chicago and also most other metro areas across the country.

Cabrini Green, The Robert Taylor Homes, Rockwell Gardens and so on were nothing but incubators for criminals and people with low expectations.

It goes along with what PocketKangaroo said a few posts ago. Certain things are done on a city, state & national government level that tends to keep the black people going in a downward spiral. City planning was obviously done by someone who just didn't think things through.

The weird thing about Cabrini-Green is that it's in one of the wealthier parts of Chicago. It's right next to Lincoln Park and Gold Coast. They've torn down a lot of it and some nice condos have gone up in the area. The police have kind of centralized that area and literally it's a different world the minute you step a block away from the buildings.

It's kind of a weird sight. You have a few of these horrible buildings that have high crime, then all around it half million dollar condos, Starbucks, etc.