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Aerial View of Julia Lathrop Homes, 1937
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Lathrop Homes, located at Diversey and the North Branch of the Chicago River, was one of three PWA housing projects built for white Chicagoans and leased to the new Chicago Housing Authority. In 1937, a fourth was being planned for African Americans. Reflecting the severity of Chicago's housing crisis, there were seven applicants for every one unit available.
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