Altgeld Gardens Chicago

New library coming to altgeld gardensthe city of chicago announced wednesday it will build a new state of the art library at altgeld gardens in partnership with the chicago housing authority.

Altgeld gardens chicago. Altgeld gardens was built in 1945 and named in honor of illinois politician john peter altgeld. Most of the residential real estate is renter occupied. Altgeld gardens is a suburban neighborhood based on population density located in chicago illinois.

Altgeld gardens parade in better times elizabeth wood visits altgeld gardens altgeld gardens 1974 during the gas leak in the year 1954 cha built up another neighboring project complex the phillip murray homes that consisted of 500 more 2 story row houses units and were named after phillip murray who was a visionary leader of the labor movement. Built between 1944 and 1945 with 1 498 units the development consists primarily of two story row houses. Altgeld murray is 1 971 rowhomes in riverdale.

Altgeld gardens homes is a chicago housing authority cha public housing project located on the far south side of chicago illinois united states it sits on the border of chicago and riverdale illinois the residents are 97 african american according to the 2000 united states census. Altgeld murray features 1 971 studio one two three and four bedroom homes. Altgeld gardens real estate is primarily made up of small studio to two bedroom to medium sized three or four bedroom townhomes and single family homes.

In the west to. A 1978 survey of chicago residents performed by the department of planning gives the neighborhood boundaries for the altgeld gardens neighborhood as 130th street in the north to the calumet river in the south and from approximately langley ave.