Sean Work

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The Brands

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In 2012 the Brand Whitlock housing project in Toledo, Ohio was demolished. Some residents moved into neighborhoods using Section 8 housing vouchers, while others moved on to different housing projects. The emptying of the neighborhood could be tracked by the appearance of plywood in the windows of one apartment after the next. The site now stands vacant, with plans to build a new project with modern amenities.

Denisha Jacobs stands in her ki...homes on Friday, Nov. 18, 2011.

Denisha Jacobs stands in her kitchen at the Brand Whitlock homes on Friday, Nov. 18, 2011.

Cousins Marcus Hill and De&...Homes on Friday, Nov. 18, 2011.

Cousins Marcus Hill and De'Niyah Patrick sleep on a mattress on the of De'Niyah's mother's apartment in the Brand Whitlock Homes on Friday, Nov. 18, 2011.

Casandra Cofie watches as Dona...omes on Monday, Nov. 21, 2011.

Casandra Cofie watches as Donald Smith carries a mattress out of her daughter, Kasandra Cofie's, apartment in the Brand Whitlock homes on Monday, Nov. 21, 2011.

Toledo police check a group of...us and the boys were released.

Toledo police check a group of boys they stopped for weapons after a bus driver reported shots had been fired at the bus while driving past the Brand Whitlock Homes on Saturday. Nov. 26, 2011. The report was found to be erroneous and the boys were released.

Tennille Ben looks out of her d... homes on Friday, Dec. 2, 2011.

Tennille Ben looks out of her door at the Brand Whitlock homes on Friday, Dec. 2, 2011.

A door is decorated with a chi...homes on Friday, Dec. 2, 2011.

A door is decorated with a child's drawings at the Brand Whitlock homes on Friday, Dec. 2, 2011.

Former resident Romia Smith, 12... Toledo on Friday, Dec. 9, 2011

Former resident Romia Smith, 12, pushes Alaysha McCoy, 11, on a carousel in the central playground at the Brand Whitlock Homes in Toledo on Friday, Dec. 9, 2011