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Stop-motion video of Chicago housing project being demolished


Over at True/Slant, Megan Cottrell has been covering the imminent destruction of an infamous group of public housing sites in Chicago. Today, she blogs this fascinating stop-motion video of its demise, recorded by Ryan Flynn over a period of months: “Watch Cabrini-Green disappear right before your eyes.”

Related items by Cottrell at True/Slant: “Dueling Memories: Inside Cabrini-Green with Doreen Ambrose,” and “The Sun Sets on 660 West Division.” (Thanks, Coates Bateman. Image below: Melissa Hayes, courtesy True Slant)

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