Parkway Garden Homes

Parkway Gardens Apartment Homes, commonly known as '''O'Block''', is an apartment complex in Greater Grand Crossing, on the border of Woodlawn and Washington Park, on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois. The complex was built from 1950 to 1955; architect Henry K. Holsman, who planned several of Chicago's affordable housing developments, designed the Modernist buildings.

The apartment complex was the first to be cooperatively owned by Chicago's African-American residents, who experienced a housing shortage during the Second Great Migration due to segregation; early residents included former First Lady Michelle Obama; more recent inhabitants have included rappers Chief Keef ( or BigGucci Sosa), King Von, and Fredo Santana. An example of a song based on O'Block is "Took Her To The O" by King Von, with 'O' meaning O'Block.

The complex has become one of Chicago's most violent blocks. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Provided by Wikipedia