They ask the man about a legislative amendment which would require banks who want to be the depository of state funds to sign a pledge or make a commitment in some form similar to the Chicago city ordinance. An Uptown National Bank official is questioned by the panel.
Now when is it going to be enforced?”Ġ8:55 Copy video clip URL Cut to raw footage from a city hearing on accusations of mortgage redlining (the practice of discriminating against certain groups) in the Uptown/Edgewater neighborhoods. “The city council has passed the ordinance. Westmore goes on to talk about the 1971 city ordinance which requires night watchmen to remain at abandoned buildings overnight. The burned out building looks very similar to the previous structures.
Kenmore, Westmore points out the terrible boarding job on the building. She then states that there has been no guard on duty at night.Ġ7:21 Copy video clip URL At 4226 N.
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Westmore then points out the dangling porches and the back yard, full of burnt debris. She interviews a teenager who had previously explored the building about why he felt compelled to enter it, and about what dangers lie inside. She points out the caved in porch roof in the back of the building. “The condition of this building is appalling,” says Westmore, yet reinforces that its condition is typical all of the buildings shown in the video. As Westmore speaks, a child wanders through the rubble.Ġ4:46 Copy video clip URL Cut to a shot of 4907-09 N. The back porch of the three unit building had burnt down.
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Children hang out in the open windows of the abandoned building.Ġ3:57 Copy video clip URL In the back of the building lies a pile of burned wood. Westmore then reveals a playground right next to the building. The camera operator gets a shot of what lies inside: piles of broken wood, beer cans, and glass densely scattered on the floor. She points out that children and others have easy access to the building through this window.
Westmore eventually shows us a broken window on the ground floor level. The children tell Westmore about the building’s status as a playground for children, and confirm that they have never seen a guard on duty (a requirement for such dangerous buildings in Chicago). Westmore comments on the dangerous aspects of the building and interviews a group of neighborhood children about the building. Broken glass and pieces of scrap wood are sprawled through the entryway. Malden.Ġ1:36 Copy video clip URL The front entrance of the building is ragged and torn. “This committee has been formed to investigate the various ways that we can help to improve the housing situation in the Uptown/Edgewater community.” She talks about the dangers of abandoned buildings in the area, including a building located at 4652 N. This is followed by raw footage of a city hearing on mortgage redlining by local banks in Uptown, and then footage of a tenants meeting.Ġ0:00 Copy video clip URL This tape begins with static.Ġ0:21 Copy video clip URL Roberta Westmore, a member of the housing committee of the One Land Use Action, a subsidiary of the Organization of the Northeast, explains what the program will entail. Roberta Westmore of One Land Use Action, a subsidiary of the Organization of the Northeast, leads the camera through the various violations at several buildings. This tape documents abandoned buildings in Chicago's Uptown and Edgewater neighborhoods and discusses the dangers associated with them.
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