Gidajen Aljanna na Altgeld

Altgeld Gardens Homes wani aikin gidaje ne na jama'a na Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) a gefen kudu na Chicago, Illinois, Amurka, a kan iyakar Chicago da . Dangane da Ƙididdigar Amurka ta 2000, kashi 97% na mazauna 'yan Afirka ne. An gina shi tsakanin 1944 da 1945 tare da raka'a 1,498, ci gaban ya kunshi gidaje masu hawa biyu da suka shimfiɗa sama da kadada 190 (0.77 ).

 Tarihi 
Ma'aikatar Gidaje da Ci gaban Birane ce ta gina lambunan Altgeld don biyan bukatun inganta gidaje ga tsoffin sojan Afirka na Amurka da suka dawo daga yakin duniya na biyu. A shekara ta 1956, an canja aikin zuwa Hukumar Kula da Gidajen Chicago. Da yake a cikin wani yanki na masana'antu a gefen Kudancin Chicago, an sanya sunan Altgeld ne bayan John Peter Altgeld, gwamnan Illinois a cikin shekarun 1890. A matsayin daya daga cikin ci gaban gidaje na jama'a na farko da aka gina a Amurka, ya cancanci a jera shi a cikin National Register of Historic Places.

 Donut mai guba 
An ba da sunan Altgeld Gardens da sunan 'donut mai guba' na Chicago saboda samun mafi yawan wuraren sharar gida masu haɗari a Amurka. Akwai wuraren zubar da shara 50 da wuraren masana'antu 382 da ke kewaye da yankin, gami da masana'antar Acme Steel da masana'anta ta Pullman, tare da yawancin shafuka marasa tsari. Har ila yau, akwai tankuna 250 da ke ɓoyewa a ƙarƙashin ƙasa. Shafukan sun kewaye koguna da tabkuna, suna sa ingancin ruwa ya zama guba ga amfani da mutum da kuma nishaɗi. Nazarin ilimin toxicology ya bayyana matakan gubar da haɗari, mercury, dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), ƙarfe mai nauyi, da xylene. Mazauna sun fallasa hayaki mai haɗari daga masana'antun da ke kusa da su da asbestos a cikin kayan gini don tayal da rufi. Ruwan sha ya gurɓata kuma yana da mafi girman ciwon daji a Birnin Chicago.

 Mutanen da ke neman farfadowa 
A shekara ta 1979, Hazel M. Johnson, mazaunin Altgeld Gardens, ta tara 'yan al'umma don yin magana game da rashin adalci na muhalli da wariyar launin fata na muhalli da al'ummarta ta fuskanta kuma ta kirkiro People for Community Recovery. Matsayin rikice-rikice da tattarawa ya kai kololuwa a cikin shekarun 1980 da 1990, inda daya daga cikin nasarorin muhalli na farko ya samu nasarar yin kira ga birni da jihar don shigar da layin ruwa da layin shara ga Maryland Manor, gida ga manyan 'yan ƙasa da yawa. Mazaunan Maryland Manor suna biyan harajin birni na tsawon shekaru 25 don gurɓataccen ruwa da aka cire daga rijiyoyi inda fim na sunadarai kamar cyanide ya tashi a saman.

 Yanayin da ke akwai 
Altgeld Gardens yanki ne na gidaje na jama'a mai ƙarancin kashi 99% wanda ke karɓar membobin al'umma 8,000, 90% daga cikinsu baƙi ne kuma 63% daga cikinsu suna zaune a ƙasa da layin talauci. Akwai mafi girman kashi na mutanen da ke zaune a cikin talauci da kuma mafi ƙarancin kuɗin shiga na kowane mutum a cikin birni. A cikin 2015, kuɗin shiga na kowane mutum ya kai $ 11,515 idan aka kwatanta da ƙofar talauci na $ 12,082.

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