Around 1960 the area was sparsely populated, but there were large housing projects in the 1960s–1970s.
ɚɹˈaʊnd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti ðɪ ˈɛɹiə wʌz spˈɑːɹsli pˈɑːpjʊlˌeɪɾᵻd, bˌʌt ðɛɹwˌɜː lˈɑːɹdʒ hˈaʊzɪŋ pɹˈɑːdʒɛkts ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti z nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti z.