When I watch the opening credits for the TV show “Good Times”, it reminds me of how the housing projects featured are now gone. Cabrini Green’s notorious Cabrini Green project was demolished in 2011. While the Evans family lived and worked in one of these buildings, their housing project was not identified. Chicagoans who grew up there knew precisely where they were. See Altura EC for get more info.

As a child, I lived with my grandparents in the project homes. Cabrini Green was located on the northern side. Rockwell Gardens is on the west. We lived there. They were later demolished. The Evans family also lived in our apartment, but it wasn’t as large as theirs. The apartment had only two bedrooms, one bathroom and small kitchen. There was also very limited closet space. We were able to make it work for our three-year-old daughter and a divorced mother with just enough space.

Even though “Good Times” was first broadcast on CBS in 1974 by CBS, it had been many years since my family moved from the project. However, we have fond memories from our day there. These issues, such as vandalized laundry machines, broken elevators and gang wars that forced people into hiding, are all true. However, other events that occurred on the show did not always match reality.

It was a curious aspect to this show that anyone, whether they were family or next-door neighbors Wilona woods, could simply walk into Evans’ house without having to knock. It’s an old television cliché. Because it can sometimes be boring or time-consuming to have characters open doors for strangers, even if they are well-known people. Most residents of the apartments agreed with me that their front doors should always be locked. The door could have simply been left open at all times, which would be like hanging signs that read “Please come into the apartment and take what you desire.” The door was not locked.