OOTA Ep. 1—Surviving and Thriving in Public Housing: Stories of Entrepreneurship and Innovative Economies
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In this episode of Out of the Archives, "Surving and Thriving in Public Housing," narrators share stories of innovative entrepreneurship found in public housing complexes across Chicago. Narrators recall buying candy from trucks outside of the Cabrini-Green Homes, a watermelon man from the ABLA community, and an artist named Milton Reed, known as the Diego Rivera of the projects, who used his talent to beautify his community.
A special thanks to our storytellers Godfrey Bey, Harold Brown, Chalonda McIntosh, Milton Reed, and Liz Thompson. We would also like to thank our Oral History Corps who helped to gather these stories, including Mark Jaeschke and Shakira Johnson.
The stories span from 1943 to 1999.
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