Caprini-Green

In Chicago there are many places that deal with gentrification. One particular area that really comes to my mind is Cabrini-Green which is located on Chicago’s north side. Over the years I have personally observed the drastic transformation of the once very notorious area called Cabrini-Green into a combination of high-rise buildings and row houses which creates a mixed income residential area.

Although I agree that destroying these buildings and forcing all of it’s’ residents to move out was the best decision, I also believe that it only brought the problem else where and did not truly fix it. Once all of the residents had to move out, they had to think of other residential areas that would be suitable for them financially. One of the first areas to come to mind would be no other than my home town Dolton, Illinois and other surrounding areas nearby. I believe a lot of their residents chose this place to reside because it houses a lot of low-middle class income families. Once the majority of these people got settled into my district, a lot of problems started to occur. Problems such as property values going down, crime rates rising, and more children dropping out of school are only a short list of my districts’ downfall. Not too long ago, I was even contacted by a local neighbor who informed me that my house was broken into. Using my blog as an example of an economic problem, I am hoping that better housing solutions can be created in the near future.