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the-g-off t1_iy8670e wrote

And has a huge history, and influence, in hip hop. So many of the greats come from there, and it still continues to produce solid artists.

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RetroMetroShow t1_iy87jhk wrote

Also the biggest subsidized public housing development in the world too

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Scared-Hawk-3270 t1_iy8b9af wrote

Replying to RetroMetroShow (#763,625)

If you look up 'largest social housing complex in the world' Queensbridge Houses do come up on top, yet I'm familiar with a public housing complex built in the 70's in my hometown in Argentina that has 7958 units and an estimated population of around 50,000, so far larger than Queensbridge. And that's just my hometown. I'm pretty sure there are even larger housing developments in Eastern Europe and Asia.

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JayThaGrappla t1_iy8gl0q wrote

Replying to RetroMetroShow (#765,916)

China, bro. The government doesn't share any information lol

I know this from talking to the real estate agents in the area as I was interested in living there. It's actually a nice community with nice apartments, but found something better nearby.

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JayThaGrappla t1_iy8h8g0 wrote

Replying to RetroMetroShow (#766,037)

Oh this isn't government housing. It's all "owned" by people and mostly rented out to others. In China you don't buy land for life, you lease it for 30 years or so from the government. Developers buy it and build upon that land, people buy the apartments, people rent those out.

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monchota t1_iy8j11d wrote

Also has a very high murder rate.

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ricardo9505 t1_iy8jx90 wrote

Saw a Ferrari driving around there once, wondering what rapper that probably was. Place has its own police unit force.

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OldeHickory t1_iy90lfq wrote

Damn for being the largest example of public housing in USA you’d think it would be listed by now

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Libertas-Vel-Mors t1_iy93oba wrote

How do you define largest? Pruitt-Igoe in St Louis was built to house over 10,000 people in about 2900 units.

I guess it is the largest current housing project.

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F59_469 t1_iy9amkc wrote

Never fraudulent. Queensbridge don't make no herbs.

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LaoBa t1_iyae1mv wrote

Replying to RetroMetroShow (#763,625)

Alt-Erlaa in Vienna has about 10,000 inhabitants. It is very popular subsidized housing,featuring rooftop and indoor swimming pools and club and hobby spaces, as well as all amenities (shops, schools, church etc) within the complex.

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UtetopiaSS t1_iybpmw8 wrote

This made me think of the TV series "Good Times" from the 70s. It was a sitcom featuring a black impoverished family living in public housing in Chicago. While never stated in the show, it was implied that they lived in the Cabrini-Green Housing Project, in Chicago. From what I gather, there were 15,000 people living there in 3600 (600, 2000, 1000) apartments. Its mostly been demolished now, though.

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