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The Logan Fontenelle Housing Project was a historic public housing site located from 20th to 24th Streets, and from Paul to Seward Streets in the historic Near North Side neighborhood of Omaha, Nebraska, United States. It was built in 1938 by the Public Works Administration for housing working-class families.〔(nd) (Housing Projects built by the Public Works Administration ). University of Maryland. Retrieved 6/27/07.〕 With the loss of thousands of industrial jobs in the 1950s and '60s, the project became filled with families on welfare. As problems increased in the 1970s and 80s, Logan Fontenelle was referred to as "Little Vietnam" because of drug dealing and gang violence.〔(nd) (History of Conestoga Place. ) Conestoga Place Neighborhood Association. Retrieved 6/25/07.〕 After Logan Fontenelle residents won a 1991 civil rights lawsuit brought against the Omaha Housing Authority and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD tore down the projects in 1995 to replace them with new, lower density housing. ==History== The housing projects were named in honor of Logan Fontenelle, an Omaha chief. Built by the Public Works Administration during the Great Depression, Logan Fontenelle was originally built as no-cost or low-cost housing for working-class families, chiefly of European descent, including Germans, Italians and Czechs, many of them 20th century immigrants.〔Matthias, J. (1992) ''Reading Old Friends: Essays, Reviews, and Poems on Poetics, 1975-1990.'' SUNY Press. p. 30.〕 Many young people in Logan Fontenelle during this period regarded the projects as a haven as they were a considerable improvement over previous housing they had.〔Randolph, L. and Shevchuk-Murray, N. (2007) ''The Big Empty: Contemporary Nebraska Nonfiction Writers.'' p. 125.〕 After supporting limited public housing in Omaha in 1936, the city's business community became adamantly opposed to Logan Fontenelle by the time it was completed in 1938.〔Bednarek, J. (1992) ''The Changing Image of the City: Planning for Downtown Omaha, 1945-1973.'' University of Nebraska Press. p. 86.〕 In 1947, the maximum income allowed for a family of four at Logan Fontenelle was $2,200 per year, and they would pay a maximum rent $34.50 per month. The family was asked to find other housing if they exceeded those limits.〔(nd) (Omaha From the Air: Gallery Number Four ). HistoricOmaha.com. Retrieved 6/25/07.〕 The projects were segregated through the 1950s, with restrictions against African Americans living there.〔Flott, A. (nd) ("Reading the signs." ) University of Nebraska at Omaha. Retrieved 6/25/07.〕 Later, when the projects were opened to African Americans, the Logan Fontenelle Housing Projects were used together with race-restrictive covenants and redlining to keep African Americans living in North Omaha.〔Angus, J. (2004) ''Black and Catholic in Omaha: A Case of Double Jeopardy.'' iUniverse. p. 57〕 Community programs at Logan Fontenelle included the Kellom Girls Club, which moved there in 1973 after operating at Omaha's Hilltop-Pleasantview Public Homes since 1966.〔(2006) ("Heartland Family Service Ruth K. Solomon Girls Center Celebrates 40th Anniversary with Arts Performance." ) Retrieved 6/26/07.〕 Although the projects had originally been built as transition housing for working-class people, a steep decline in jobs in Omaha during the 1950s and 1960s meant that many residents had to go on welfare. Tens of thousands of jobs were lost as railroads and the meatpacking industry restructured. The projects became a concentration of poor families with few immediate options. The rate of crime and violence began to increase in the area. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Logan Fontenelle Housing Project」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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