What Comes Next
(photo by Lee Bey)
There is rapid change in and around the Ida B. Wells housing project at Pershing and King Drive. This amateur video, shot from a moving car and accompanied by running commentary, tells the story of what's to come. By the way, built in 1938, the Ida B. Wells Homes were supposed to be a model of public housing. Originally, prominent Art Deco-styled buildings with broad boulevards and fountains were planned.
