Carl Sandburg Village
Carl Sandburg Village is a Chicago urban renewal project of the 1960s in the Near North Side community area of Chicago.[1] It was named in honor of Carl Sandburg.[2] The development was financed by the city of Chicago. It is located between Clark and LaSalle Streets between Division Street and North Avenue. Solomon Cordwell Buenz was its architect.[3]
The development was intended to prevent urban decay from the north from spreading spreading into Chicago's Gold Coast neighborhood.[4] Over 900 Puerto Rican families were displaced from the La Clark neighborhood during the 1950s and 1960s to make way for its construction.[5]
In 1979 Carl Sandburg Village was converted to condominium ownership.[2] While it is no longer as affordable as when built, it is still a relatively reasonably priced housing option within Chicago's very affluent Gold Coast.[fact or opinion?][citation needed]
References
- ^ "About". Carl Sandburg Village Home Owners Association. Retrieved November 30, 2025.
- ^ a b Seligman, Amanda. "Sandburg Village". Encyclopedia of Chicago. Retrieved November 30, 2025.
- ^ "Carl Sandburg Village". docomomo-us chicago. Retrieved November 30, 2025.
- ^ DeClue, Denise (January 20, 1978). "The Siege of Sandburg Village". Chicago Reader. Retrieved November 30, 2025.
- ^ Fernández, Johanna (2020). The Young Lords: A Radical History. Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press. p. 17. ISBN 978-1-4696-5345-7.
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