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11 years ago
PamR
Gateway on Lawrence Ave. a little east of Milwaukee in the Jefferson Park neighborhood. What a beautiful place. When you looked up there were twinkling stars, as if you were sitting in an outdoor courtyard. All around you were the walls draped with greenery. Not sure if it was just paint or actual construction.
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11 years ago
PamR
oh4chia, so glad you posted about the veteran's housing at Labagh. I remember going to school (Palmer) with kids from there. When it was torn down, I heard it was because people in the neighborhood complained about it being low-cost substandard housing, and didn't want it. I suspect there was some racial antagonism as well. Some of the kids in my class were Black, and it gave me my first (positive
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