1. The Ida B. Wells Housing Project
A History in Photos

2. Ida B. Wells Housing Project, 1942. Photo by Jack Delano
Ida B. Wells Housing Project, Photo by Jack Delano. Courtesy Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, FSA/OWI Collection, LC-USW D.

3. The Carr family in their living room, Ida B
The Carr family in their living room, Ida B. Wells Housing Project, Photo by Jack Delano. Courtesy Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, FSA/OWI Collection, LC-USW D.

4. Jelna likes sciences, and is going to be a doctor
Jelna likes sciences, and is going to be a doctor. For Christmas her parents bought her this chemistry set. Ida B. Wells Housing Project, 1942.

5. Class in radio for youngsters at Ida B. Wells Housing Project, 1942
Class in radio for youngsters at Ida B. Wells Housing Project, Photo by Jack Delano. Courtesy Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, FSA/OWI Collection, LC-USW D.

6. A children’s rhythm band in a music class, Ida B
A children’s rhythm band in a music class, Ida B. Wells Housing Project, Photo by Jack Delano. Courtesy Library of Congress.

7. A meeting of the Cub Scouts in the community center, Ida B
A meeting of the Cub Scouts in the community center, Ida B. Wells Housing Project, Photo by Jack Delano. Courtesy Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, FSA/OWI Collection, LC-USW D.

8. Ida B. Wells housing projects, 2003. Photo by John Brooks.

9. Ida B. Wells housing projects, 2003. Photo by John Brooks.

10. Ida B. Wells housing projects, 2003. Photo by John Brooks.

11. Ida B. Wells housing projects, 2003. Photo by John Brooks.

12. Ida B. Wells housing projects, 2007. Photo by Vanessa Marie Gonzalez.

13. Ida B. Wells Demolition. Photo © The Hoop Institute.

14. Renovations Underway, 2007. Photo by Jon Randolph.

15. Redevelopment, 2008. Photo by Ben L. Ross.

16. Redevelopment, 2008. Photo by Ben L. Ross.