Concord Village
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Concord Village is a former gritty housing project, that was located on the Westside of Indianapolis. It was situated in the HaughVille neighborhood and was named for the street in which it was built on (Concord street). It was built in 1967 and is now demolished. The former housing project was doomed from the beginning, as during its construction it was welcomed in an unfriendly fashion when arsonist tried to burn it down. In no time flat, it became Haughville's "problem area" with so much property crimes, drug crimes, and homicides. It quickly became the city's worst housing projects by the 80s. The homes gained fame in 1992 when two housing inspectors were executed in the area. That year the Indianapolis Police Department set up a "sub-station" inside the projects, and the area received federal grants. It was part of the Hope VI program, in which the area received an estimated $30,000,000 to help revitalize the area. The area depreciated to the point of no return, and were eventually destroyed. The area is now home to several newer, more developed looking houses, a sharp contrast to the more run-down homes surrounding them.
