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  2. Skyline (construction set) - Wikipedia

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    American Skyline was a construction set sold in the late 1950s and early 1960s by Elgo Plastics/Halsam Products Company from Chicago, Illinois. [1] [2] With an American Skyline set, its owner could piece together models of high-rise city buildings.

  3. Parkway Garden Homes - Wikipedia

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    In the early 2010s, gang activity skyrocketed and Parkway Gardens became the center of one of Chicago's most violent blocks. The 6400 block of South King Drive was known locally as "WIIIC CITY", [12] but began to be referred to as "O'Block" following the 2011 murder of resident and Black Disciples member Odee Perry.

  4. Ecobricks - Wikipedia

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    An ecobrick is a plastic bottle densely packed with used plastic to create a reusable building block that achieves plastic sequestration.The concept behind ecobricks is to utilize and upcycle post consumer plastic, benefiting our Earth. These plastic bottles are precisely packed with clean and dry used plastic to avoid the growth of bacteria. [1]

  5. Altgeld Gardens Homes - Wikipedia

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    Altgeld Gardens Homes is a Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) public housing project on the far south side of Chicago, Illinois, United States, on the border of Chicago and Riverdale, Illinois. The residents are 97% African-American according to the 2000 United States Census . [ 1 ]

  6. Cabrini–Green Homes - Wikipedia

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    In 1997 Chicago unveiled Near North Redevelopment Initiative, a master plan for development in the area. It recommends demolishing Green Homes and most of Cabrini Extension. [ 7 ] In 1999 Chicago Housing Authority announced Plan for Transformation, [ 7 ] a plan to spend $1.5 billion over ten years to demolish 18,000 apartments and build and/or ...

  7. Building material - Wikipedia

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    In 2017, buildings and construction together consumed 36% of the final energy produced globally while being responsible for 39% of the global energy related CO 2 emissions. [30] The shares from the construction industry alone were 6% and 11% respectively.

  8. Brick - Wikipedia

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    Chicago common brick - a soft brick made near Chicago, Illinois with a range of colors, like buff yellow, salmon pink, or deep red; Cream City brick – a light yellow brick made in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Dutch brick – a hard light coloured brick originally from the Netherlands; Fareham red brick – a type of construction brick

  9. Chicago Housing Authority - Wikipedia

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    Named for Illinois politician John Peter Altgeld and Labor movement leader Philip Murray. 1,971 units of 2-story row houses; renovated. Bridgeport Homes: Bridgeport (Southwest Side) 1943–44: Named after its neighborhood location, consist of 115 units of 2-story row houses, renovated. Cabrini–Green Homes: Near North Side: 1942–45; 1957–62