<Ul> <Li> 1850 : Shanties were first built on low - lying land along Chicago River ; the population was predominantly Swedish , then Irish . The area acquires the `` Little Hell '' nickname due to a nearby gas refinery , which produced shooting pillars of flame and various noxious fumes . By the 20th century , it was known as `` Little Sicily '' due to large numbers of Sicilian immigrants . </Li> <Li> 1929 : Harvey Zorbaugh writes `` The Gold Coast and the Slum : A Sociological Study of Chicago 's Near North Side '' , contrasting the widely varying social mores of the wealthy Gold Coast , the poor Little Sicily , and the transitional area in between . Marshall Field Garden Apartments , first large - scale ( although funded through private charity ) low - income housing development in area , completed . </Li> <Li> 1942 : Frances Cabrini Homes ( two - story rowhouses ) , with 586 units in 54 buildings , completed . Initial regulations stipulate 75 % white and 25 % black residents . Holsman , Burmeister , et al. , architects . ( Named for Saint Frances Cabrini , an Italian - American nun who served the poor and was the first American to be canonized . ) </Li> <Li> 1957 : Cabrini Homes Extension ( red brick mid - and high - rises ) , with 1,925 units in 15 buildings , is completed . A. Epstein & Sons , architects . </Li> <Li> 1962 : Green Homes ( 1,096 units , north of Division Street ) is completed . Pace Associates , architects . ( Named for William Green , longtime president of the American Federation of Labor . ) </Li> <Li> 1966 : Gautreaux et al. vs. Chicago Housing Authority , a lawsuit alleging that Chicago 's public housing program was conceived and executed in a racially discriminatory manner that perpetuated racial segregation within neighborhoods , is filed . CHA was found liable in 1969 , and a consent decree with HUD was entered in 1981 . </Li> <Li> April 4 -- 13 , 1968 : In the days immediately following the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King , Jr. , constant gunfire from snipers positioned on the upper floors of Cabrini -- Green caused many casualties and much property damage . The sniper activity would return periodically throughout the 1970s . </Li> <Li> July 17 , 1970 : Sergeant James Severin and Officer Tony Rizzato of the Chicago Police Department are fatally shot . </Li> <Li> February 8 , 1974 : Television sitcom Good Times , ostensibly set in the Cabrini -- Green projects ( though the projects were never actually referred to as `` Cabrini - Green '' on camera ) , and featuring shots of the complex in the opening and closing credits , debuts on CBS . It would run for six seasons , until August 1 , 1979 . </Li> <Li> March 26 -- April 19 , 1981 : Mayor Jane Byrne moves into Cabrini -- Green to prove a point regarding Chicago 's high crime rate . Considered a publicity stunt , she stays just three weeks . </Li> <Li> October 13 , 1992 : Dantrell Davis was holding his mother 's hand on his way to school , when he was fatally shot by a stray bullet . </Li> <Li> 1992 : Candyman is released , the story taking place at the housing project . </Li> <Li> 1994 : Chicago receives one of the first HOPE VI ( Housing Opportunities for People Everywhere ) grants to redevelop Cabrini -- Green as a mixed - income neighborhood . </Li> <Li> September 27 , 1995 : Demolition begins . </Li> <Li> January 9 , 1997 : Nine - year - old `` Girl X '' ( since identified as Shatoya Currie ) found in a seventh - floor stairwell at 1121 N. Larrabee Street after being raped , beaten , choked , poisoned by having a can of insecticide sprayed down her throat , and covered in gang symbols . Her attacker then stepped on her throat . She was left for dead . Ultimately , the attacker was identified as Patrick Sykes and was found with the assistance of community members and building gang members , all of whom were outraged by the attack . Sykes had a history of sexual crimes against women and girls , and admitted he covered Currie with gang symbols in an attempt to confuse investigators . Currie survived , but was blinded and left with significant brain damage . During her hospitalization , Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan visited and prayed at her bedside . </Li> <Li> 1997 : Chicago unveils Near
<Ul> <Li> 1850 : Shanties were first built on low - lying land along Chicago River ; the population was predominantly Swedish , then Irish . The area acquires the `` Little Hell '' nickname due to a nearby gas refinery , which produced shooting pillars of flame and various noxious fumes . By the 20th century , it was known as `` Little Sicily '' due to large numbers of Sicilian immigrants . </Li> <Li> 1929 : Harvey Zorbaugh writes `` The Gold Coast and the Slum : A Sociological Study of Chicago 's Near North Side '' , contrasting the widely varying social mores of the wealthy Gold Coast , the poor Little Sicily , and the transitional area in between . Marshall Field Garden Apartments , first large - scale ( although funded through private charity ) low - income housing development in area , completed . </Li> <Li> 1942 : Frances Cabrini Homes ( two - story rowhouses ) , with 586 units in 54 buildings , completed . Initial regulations stipulate 75 % white and 25 % black residents . Holsman , Burmeister , et al. , architects . ( Named for Saint Frances Cabrini , an Italian - American nun who served the poor and was the first American to be canonized . ) </Li> <Li> 1957 : Cabrini Homes Extension ( red brick mid - and high - rises ) , with 1,925 units in 15 buildings , is completed . A. Epstein & Sons , architects . </Li> <Li> 1962 : Green Homes ( 1,096 units , north of Division Street ) is completed . Pace Associates , architects . ( Named for William Green , longtime president of the American Federation of Labor . ) </Li> <Li> 1966 : Gautreaux et al. vs. Chicago Housing Authority , a lawsuit alleging that Chicago 's public housing program was conceived and executed in a racially discriminatory manner that perpetuated racial segregation within neighborhoods , is filed . CHA was found liable in 1969 , and a consent decree with HUD was entered in 1981 . </Li> <Li> April 4 -- 13 , 1968 : In the days immediately following the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King , Jr. , constant gunfire from snipers positioned on the upper floors of Cabrini -- Green caused many casualties and much property damage . The sniper activity would return periodically throughout the 1970s . </Li> <Li> July 17 , 1970 : Sergeant James Severin and Officer Tony Rizzato of the Chicago Police Department are fatally shot . </Li> <Li> February 8 , 1974 : Television sitcom Good Times , ostensibly set in the Cabrini -- Green projects ( though the projects were never actually referred to as `` Cabrini - Green '' on camera ) , and featuring shots of the complex in the opening and closing credits , debuts on CBS . It would run for six seasons , until August 1 , 1979 . </Li> <Li> March 26 -- April 19 , 1981 : Mayor Jane Byrne moves into Cabrini -- Green to prove a point regarding Chicago 's high crime rate . Considered a publicity stunt , she stays just three weeks . </Li> <Li> October 13 , 1992 : Dantrell Davis was holding his mother 's hand on his way to school , when he was fatally shot by a stray bullet . </Li> <Li> 1992 : Candyman is released , the story taking place at the housing project . </Li> <Li> 1994 : Chicago receives one of the first HOPE VI ( Housing Opportunities for People Everywhere ) grants to redevelop Cabrini -- Green as a mixed - income neighborhood . </Li> <Li> September 27 , 1995 : Demolition begins . </Li> <Li> January 9 , 1997 : Nine - year - old `` Girl X '' ( since identified as Shatoya Currie ) found in a seventh - floor stairwell at 1121 N. Larrabee Street after being raped , beaten , choked , poisoned by having a can of insecticide sprayed down her throat , and covered in gang symbols . Her attacker then stepped on her throat . She was left for dead . Ultimately , the attacker was identified as Patrick Sykes and was found with the assistance of community members and building gang members , all of whom were outraged by the attack . Sykes had a history of sexual crimes against women and girls , and admitted he covered Currie with gang symbols in an attempt to confuse investigators . Currie survived , but was blinded and left with significant brain damage . During her hospitalization , Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan visited and prayed at her bedside . </Li> <Li> 1997 : Chicago unveils Near
what was the name of the projects in good times
what was the name of the projects in good times
Cabrini -- Green projects
Cabrini -- Green projects