When Public Housing Was Paradise : Building Community in Chicago
Fuerst, J. S. (EDT); Hunt, D. Bradford (EDT)
Language: English
Published by Praeger, 2003
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- Title
- When Public Housing Was Paradise : Building Community in Chicago
- Author
- Fuerst, J. S. (EDT); Hunt, D. Bradford (EDT)
- Publisher
- Praeger
- Publication year
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0275974979
- ISBN 13
- 9780275974978
Fuerst offers a collection of 79 oral histories of former public housing residents and staff in Chicago. The voices remember a time between 1938 and 1960 when public housing offered low-income families desirable and attractive housing, a strong sense of community, and a supportive environment for children and families. Public housing also served as an engine of upward mobility into the middle class and beyond, particularly for African Americans. Repeatedly and emphatically, former residents describe positive experiences, communal feeling, and real gain from project life. They attribute much of this success to careful management by the program's early administrators, several of whom are interviewed.
The remarkable and surprising stories told—about project life, about family and work, about race and community—offer a window into a time that has largely been forgotten, as the more recent decline of public housing has overshadowed the history of success documented here. Yet this past must be remembered, because the policies in place when public housing was paradise offer a path for revitalizing a much-needed program. As John Hope Franklin points out, Fuerst has given us someting about which to ponder quite seriously. Or, as Studs Terkel notes, Fuerst, who was there from the moment of creation, has put together a marvelous book. It is a collage of memories from those who recall the beauty that was there and the something bleak that has been manufactured. This work is full of heroes, the tenants of public housing today. It should be must-reading, especially for young journalists who would seek the truth of what we patronizingly call 'the inner city.' An important resource for scholars, students, professionals, and interested readers concerned with urban life in America.
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About the Author
J. S. FUERST is Emeritus Professor of Social Welfare Policy at Loyola University and former Assistant Director of the Graduate Program in Urban Studies. He was Director of Research and Statistics for the Chicago Housing Authority for 10 years.
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