Comments by "Arthur Mosel" (@arthurmosel808) on "The Government Built "Public" Housing. What A Disaster! Chicago 1964" video.

I was in Chicago during that time, and as built these were more than adequate; however, what happened was many of those who moved there didn't maintain any standards. When I say many, that isn't most, just a large number. Instead of taking garbage down it wax dumped into elevator shafts. This drew rodents and insects. When people started falling off balconies wire screens were enslaved. My father was the supervisor ( nice word for a working foreman) on that installation (something that if you check had to be done at least one more time since the iron work somehow disappeared into scrap yards). It cost more than it should since for every qualified worker the company had to hire two local laborers. Sounds good until you realize a single worker brought up one panel for everyone that the two labors brought up between them. In one apartment a hole had been knocked in the wall to allow people to go between that and the next apartment
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