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70 acres in Chicago : Cabrini Green /

Filmed over a period of 20 years, 70 ACRES IN CHICAGO chronicles the demolition of Chicago's Cabrini Green public housing development, the clearing of an African-American community, and the building of mixed-income communities on the valuable land where Cabrini once stood. More than a specific...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: New Day Films, Kanopy (Firm)
Other Authors: Crouch, Catherine (Screenwriter), Mariama, Marguerite (Narrator), Smith, Janet L., 1962- (Commentator), Brewster, Deidre (Commentator), Pratt, Mark (Commentator), Buford, Duane (composer (expression))
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English with optional closed-captions.
Published: [Chicago, Illinois] : Ronit Films, Inc., [2015]
Subjects:
Cabrini-Green Homes (Chicago, Ill.)
Public housing > Illinois > Chicago.
Mixed-income housing > Illinois > Chicago.
City planning > Illinois > Chicago.
Urban renewal > Moral and ethical aspects > Illinois > Chicago.
Urban renewal > Illinois > Chicago.
Chicago (Ill.) > Social conditions > 21st century.
Chicago (Ill.) > Economic conditions > 21st century.
African Americans > Illinois > Chicago > Social conditions.
Poor > Illinois > Chicago > Social conditions.
Income distribution > Illinois > Chicago.
Logement social > Illinois > Chicago.
Mixité sociale dans le logement > Illinois > Chicago.
Rénovation urbaine > Aspect moral > Illinois > Chicago.
Rénovation urbaine > Illinois > Chicago.
Noirs américains > Illinois > Chicago > Conditions sociales.
Pauvres > Illinois > Chicago > Conditions sociales.
Revenu > Répartition > Illinois > Chicago.
Urban renewal
Social conditions
Poor > Social conditions
Mixed-income housing
Income distribution
Economic history
City planning
African Americans > Social conditions
Documentary films
Public housing
Illinois > Chicago
2000-2099
Feature films
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Documentary films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Kanopy)
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Summary:Filmed over a period of 20 years, 70 ACRES IN CHICAGO chronicles the demolition of Chicago's Cabrini Green public housing development, the clearing of an African-American community, and the building of mixed-income communities on the valuable land where Cabrini once stood. More than a specific portrait of a single housing development, 70 ACRES IN CHICAGO illuminates the layers of socio-economic forces and the difficult questions behind urban redevelopment and gentrification taking place in cities throughout the United States today.
Item Description:Title from title frames.
Originally produced by Ronit Films in 2015.
Physical Description:1 online resource (streaming video file) (59 min.) : flv file, sound, color
Playing Time:00:58:22
Production Credits:Composer, Duane Buford ; content advisors, Deidre Brewster, Mark Pratt, D. Bradford Hunt.