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Chicago's State Street corridor public housing. During the 1960s and 1970s, the Chicago Housing Authority completed construction of a series of projects along State Street including Robert Taylor Homes, making for the longest contiguous expanse of public housing in the United States. Source: © Alex S. MacLean/Landslides 2012 (www.alexmaclean.com), reproduced with permission.  

Chicago's State Street corridor public housing. During the 1960s and 1970s, the Chicago Housing Authority completed construction of a series of projects along State Street including Robert Taylor Homes, making for the longest contiguous expanse of public housing in the United States. Source: © Alex S. MacLean/Landslides 2012 (www.alexmaclean.com), reproduced with permission.  

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