Those are areas that have not only deindustrialized, but have been losing population steadily for the last 60 years or so. Deindustrialized - the South Side ha

Those are areas that have not only deindustrialized, but have been losing population steadily for the last 60 years or so. Deindustrialized - the South Side has never really recovered from the Stockyards and the US Steel South Works closing. Even the hospitals are closing or are closed already. Losing population - The Englewood neighborhood in Chicago, one of the most violent and poorest in the city https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Englewood,_Chicago#Demographics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Englewood,_Chicago#Demographic... population peaked at almost 100,000 in 1960, now around 25,000. Hard to think of a solution except to subsidize economic activity in such neighborhoods. The Obama Presidential Library may have such an effect for Woodlawn, though it's worth noting that it is sited so that it can be reached by car without actually traveling through Woodlawn. And yes, for the Dan Ryan.