The Henry Horner Homes are one of Chicago's many interesting projects. They are located at Damen and Lake by the United Center (where the Bulls and Blackhawks play). When I first moved to Chicago I became fascinated with the projects and read the book "There Are No Children Here" set in the Horner Homes. These projects once consisted of seven 16 story high-rises and several low rises. As of June 2005 the last high-rise (pictured above) was demolished and only a few low -rises remain.
Right before I took off for a trip to Halifax, fellow Montreal contributor EvilGentleman sent me a news story about the planned demolition of a 114 year-old former high school slated for demolition by the Baptist Church congregation that now...