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Harold L. Ickes Homes was a Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) public housing project on the Near South Side of Chicago, Illinois, United States.It was bordered between Cermak Road to the north, 24th Place to the south, State Street to the east, and Federal Street to the west, making it part of the State Street Corridor that included other CHA properties: Robert Taylor Homes, Dearborn Homes ...
Harold LeClair Ickes (/ ˈ ɪ k ə s / IK-əs; March 15, 1874 – February 3, 1952) was an American administrator, politician and lawyer.He served as United States Secretary of the Interior for nearly 13 years from 1933 to 1946, the longest tenure of anyone to hold the office, and the second longest-serving Cabinet member in U.S. history after James Wilson.
Robert Taylor Homes was a public housing project in the Bronzeville neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois from 1962 to 2007. The second largest housing project in the United States, it consisted of 28 virtually identical high-rises, set out in a linear plan for two miles (3 km), with the high-rises regularly configured in a horseshoe shape of three in each block.
Stateway Gardens was a Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) public housing project in the Bronzeville neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, alongside the Dan Ryan Expressway just north of the former Robert Taylor Homes, and part of the State Street Corridor that also included Dearborn Homes, Harold Ickes Homes and Hillard Homes.
Harold Ickes Homes: Bronzeville (South Side) 1953–55: Named for Illinois politician Harold L. Ickes; 11 9-story high-rise buildings, totaling 738 units; demolished. Harrison Courts: East Garfield Park (West Side) 1958: Named after its street location; consists of 4 7-story buildings; renovated. Ogden Courts: North Lawndale (West Side) 1953
However, Horner made peace with Chicago's Democratic machine before the mayoral primary, consequentially robbing Courntney of an opportunity to capitalize off of discord between the Chicago political establishment and the state's governor. [2] Despite efforts to draft him, [3] Harold L. Ickes did not run for the nomination.
Harold L. Ickes Homes; Idaho Building (Chicago World's Fair) Iroquois Theatre; M. Marshall Field's Wholesale Store; Masonic Temple (Chicago) McCarthy Building ...
Harold Ickes may refer to: Harold L. Ickes (1874–1952), U.S. Secretary of the Interior in Franklin D. Roosevelt's administration Harold M. Ickes (born 1939), son of the U.S. Interior Secretary, deputy White House Chief of Staff during the administration of U.S. President Bill Clinton