The Making of a Slum Part 2 Englewood’s Decay and Speculation
A five month investigation tracks Englewood Chicago to reveal a slum built by market forces and neglect. Speculators buy cheap West Englewood homes via trust accounts, profit through rapid flips, while banks redline and insurers raise premiums. Residents face crime fear, blight, and disinvestment amid stalled urban renewal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gregory Gordon and
Albert Swanson
Chicago
UPI
Englewood
63Rd Street
Finglewood
West Englewood
Bradford
FHA
John E. Pakel
Chicago Savings and Loan Association
Marquette National Bank
Chicago City Bank and Trust Co
Evolution Of A Ghetto In Chicago Hyde Park 1909 Covenants
A 1909 manifesto in Hyde Park restricted sales to Black buyers and barred white landlords from hiring Black janitors. The piece traces Black migration to Chicago from the South, the growth of a Black population near the Loop, and the use of restrictive covenants and price boosting by real estate interests to confine Black residents. It notes Anna Langford citing realtor pressure and the FHA’s complicity, with housing patterns forcing Blacks into overcrowded, shared accommodations on the South Side.
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Hyde Park
Chicago
Lake Michigan
Jean Baptiste Point du Sable
Ilinois
The
Loop
39Th Street
Anna Langford
Englewood
FHA
Texas Death Row Inmate Speaks Against Capital Punishment
Robert Excel White on death row near WANTSVILLE says he seeks execution as a protest against the harshness of state punishment. He describes life on death row, the 1974 $60 robbery murder, and argues capital punishment harms society and innocent people while urging others to consider the impact on families. He asks to be put to death to end his own suffering and to expose what he calls cruel punishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Englewood
Worthington
University of Chicago
Frank Zimling
Zimring
Chicago
Wantsville
Death Row
Robert Excel White
Utah
White
Texas
Collin County
Airline clash may fracture U S Soviet air pact
Pan American and Aeroflot wage a high stakes dispute over passenger rights and market share between Moscow and New York Washington. With the 1966 1972 and 1975 accords fraying both sides threaten to suspend flights and rework the intergovernmental air agreement as annual traffic and revenue remain at risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
API
Pan American
Aeroflot
New York
Washington
State Department
Pan Am
U.S
Soviet Union
Z. Anthony Drahorad
United States
Drahorad
Drahorod
United
US Civil Aerooauties Board
Pan Ams
Vladimir D. Samoroukov
Civil Aviation Ministry
CAB
Samoroukov
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Lubbock
Avalanche-Journal
Nurci
Gregory Gordon
Nat Resota
South Side
Stack House
Ft Sons
Civia
Herman Nelson
Nelson
Lamplighter Realty
Lamplighter
American National Bank
Harry Bernard
Christopher O'Dwyer
O'Dwyer
Federal Housing Administration
Marquette Park
Leon
Shirley
Brown
Shirley Brown
Doris Worthington
Fred Rice
Rice
Black Stone Rangers
Raymond Bibbs
Bibbs
William Fields
Calvin Bradford
University of Ilinois-Chicago
Metropolitian Area Housing Alliance
Sears
Wieboldt's
Wieboldt
Fred Henderson
Mall Commission
Richard Drew
Englewood Busi
Nessmen's Association
Windy City
Chief Goodfellow
P.O
New Jersey
East Jersey
West Jersey
Perth Amboy
Burlington
Rte
John
Inchias
Bonnett Pet Center
Buck
CASE
Gerber
Cross
Shaeffer
Parker
David
Home & Hearth
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