Stateway Gardens

Stateway Gardens
Stateway Gardens
	Stateway Gardens in 1979, from the (now) 35th-Bronzeville-IIT stop (CTA Green Line)
General information
Location	Bounded by 35th Street, Pershing Road, State Street, and Federal Street; Chicago, Illinois,; United States
Coordinates	41°49′38″N 87°37′40″W / 41.82722°N 87.62778°W
Status	Demolished
Construction
Constructed	1955–58
Demolished	2001–2007
Other information
Governing; body	Chicago Housing Authority

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. Stateway Gardens consisted of mid- and high-rise apartment buildings.

Finished by the late 1950s, Stateway Gardens was plagued by a large amount of gang violence, organized crime, and drug abuse. The area gradually became more neglected and underserved by city authorities and the Chicago Police Department which led to mass abandonment and urban decay. It was completely demolished by 2007.