We were discussing ideas for our creative writing class projects at UIC when I said I was interested in doing mine on Chicago Housing Authority projects, several of which were located near the school. A classmate of mine, Phil Thomas, said he'd be happy to accompany me as we explored them - he himself had grown up in the Ida B. Wells Projects on the South Side. We ended up visiting the ABLA Homes on one visit, and the Ickes, Ida B. Wells, Robert Taylor and Stateway Gardens projects during another. This picture was taken in the hallway of a high-rise at ABLA's Brooks Homes Extension.