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Our mission is to preserve, promote, and propel the right of all people to a place where they can live and prosper—a place to call home.

    Good Times

    A title shot shows the words “Good Times” in front of an aerial shot of Chicago.

    Installation

    • Free

    When American sitcom Good Times came out in 1974, it was the first time public housing residents saw themselves on mainstream television. We worked with Maurice Edwards, Cabrini Green Homes Community Development Corporation President, to ask current Cabrini Green residents to tell us their favorite episodes, clips of which are on view in our Lower Level gallery.

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    Experience the texture and fabric of public housing throughout time by visiting three recreated historic apartments showcasing different families’ experiences at different moments in public housing history between 1938 and 1975. The intimate individual, family and community stories become the lens to understand large national public housing policies and their impact…

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