south has led to significant demographic changes in the neighborhood. The original Francis X. Cabrini Row Houses still are standing. The Parkside of Old Town development was built replacing the Cabrini-Green high rises just south of Old Town. By 1976, Wells Street in Old Town had many sex-industry businesses operating, so many that Wells street was specifically named in Time Magazine's 1976 article "The Porno Plague". It was thought that some of the businesses had mob connections. Current cultural amenities in the neighborhood include Old Town Triangle Art Center, and the annual Old Town Art Fair. Noble Horse Theater stood from 1871 until a 2015 arson forced a sale in 2017, and the land was bought and built into condominiums. Education Chicago Public Schools (CPS) operates public schools for the area. Manierre K–8 School is in "Sedville", a gang territory area in Old Town. , it was considered a low-performing school. In the 2010s, CPS considered merging Jenner K–8 in Cabrini-Green and Manierre together, but concerns involving students crossing gang territorial lines meant that both schools remained open. See also German immigration National Register of Historic Places listings in North Side Chicago References External links Old Town Triangle Association Manierre Elementary School and Ferguson Parent-Child Center – Neighborhood school for Old Town Photos of Old Town Chicago Traveler Old Town Merchants and Residents Association City Of Chicago landmark of Old Town – article about Old Town and gentrification Grand Valley State University special collections Neighborhoods in Chicago North Side, Chicago Historic districts in Chicago Populated places established in 1872 1872 establishments in Illinois Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois National Register of Historic Places in Chicago Articles containing video clips Chicago Landmarks