Community Neglected: 2 dead, 2 firemen injured, and a cities crisis.
While serving as an AmeriCorps VISTA with the Northwest Side Housing Center, I had the privilege of engaging in community engagement initiatives that taught me much more about Chicago than any other experience I have had. 2414 N. Marmora was a home that in 2007 donned blue pant, green grass, and families as a multi-unit home to three families. In 2008 the property became vacant as the owner of the property went into foreclosure and the property sold. Community residents complained for years, yet their complaints fell on def ears. Vacant properties plague the city of Chicago as we hold the highest inventory of vacancies in the nation. Tragedies around these vacant properties are frequent and as foreclosures continue, so too does the inventory of vacant properties, which are hot beds for crime and a danger to all. In the case of 2414 N. Marmora, the building caught fire and two individuals inside lost their lives and two firemen were injured. This video tells a part of this city crisis.
While serving as an AmeriCorps VISTA with the Northwest Side Housing Center, I had the privilege of engaging in community engagement initiatives that taught me much more about Chicago than any other experience I have had. 2414 N. Marmora was a home that in 2007 donned blue pant, green grass, and families as a multi-unit home to three families. In 2008 the property became vacant as the owner of the property went into foreclosure and the property sold. Community residents complained for years, yet their complaints fell on def ears. Vacant properties plague the city of Chicago as we hold the highest inventory of vacancies in the nation. Tragedies around these vacant properties are frequent and as foreclosures continue, so too does the inventory of vacant properties, which are hot beds for crime and a danger to all. In the case of 2414 N. Marmora, the building caught fire and two individuals inside lost their lives and two firemen were injured. This video tells a part of this city crisis.
SCREEN CAPTURES
The video covers the history of vacant property accountability and the battle between community organizations, the city of Chicago, and large banking and lending institutions.
Dominic Masciopinto, 17 year old responder, helped the next door neighbors from their home as their home began to catch on fire before firemen could extinguish the flames.
The fire that consumed 2414 N. Marmora.
