Where did the Projects begin?

Public housing is common worldwide and many families have turned to public housing in recent times, due to an increase in their country's debt. However, public housing has been around in the United States since the nineteenth and early twentieth century. New York's first city houses were established in 1935, they were initially largely slum clearance, with a requirement by private builders that for every unit of public housing constructed, a unit of private housing would be demolished. Many Americans think of the Projects as high rise buildings overlooking New York, however during World War II the buildings were low rise suburban settlements, built to accommodate the overflow of middle class people at the time. These days the Projects have developed a reputation for violence, drug use and prostitution. Many American based rappers who grew up in the Projects base their lyrics around their life growing up and their daily struggles.

 “I see no changes, wake up in the morning and I ask myself:
‘Is life worth living? Should I blast myself?’
I’m tired of being poor and, even worse, I’m black
My stomach hurts so I’m looking for a purse to snatch
Cops give a damn about a negro
Pull the trigger, kill a n***a, he’s a hero
“Give the crack to the kids: who the hell cares?
One less hungry mouth on the welfare"

Tupac.