I read recently in a history book on my local town how the origin of this word came to be. After World War II, the returning soldiers (who left as boys & returned as young men) wanted to get married, have children (hence the baby boomers) and have a house of their own. However, up until this time the economy was tanked due to the great depression, and house construction pretty much was at a stand-still due to the massive amount of men who were away at war. When they returned, there was a HUGE demand for housing, and so housing authorities were formed to figure out ways to supply houses for them. So, initially, these houses were meant as low income houses for veterans. Eventually as the veterans moved away, we ended up with what today is low income housing. The word "Projects" actually came from the housing authorities, as the first set was referred to as "The Project"
The housing authority is working on building low income houses, and the first of these "projects" is set to be built next year.
by Tim W. October 20, 2006
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A area of a city which contains poor housing and poor people. Drugs and murders occur alot here. They are set up by the goverment thats why they are called the projects!!!
'I lived in the projects all my life'
I got a bitch that do anything i tel her, take a dive off a projects building if i let her' (lloyd banks)
I got a bitch that do anything i tel her, take a dive off a projects building if i let her' (lloyd banks)
by MC PAKMAN May 13, 2005
Get the Projects mug.The feds forced Omaha to tear down the north Omaha projects. The rats that lived there are now destroying someone else's neighborhood,
by benth September 30, 2008
Get the Projects mug.1. An area where everyone is broke and has no money, needs to survive on welfare and Medicaid, yet strangely has enough money to buy a TV set larger than the biggest wall in your house with a sound system to match.
2. A place that smells like piss, cheap alcohol, and unidentified cooking that smells like onion soup mix doused with farts.
3. Where you want to drop off those annoying middle class gangsta wannabe's at the mall for a couple of hours.
2. A place that smells like piss, cheap alcohol, and unidentified cooking that smells like onion soup mix doused with farts.
3. Where you want to drop off those annoying middle class gangsta wannabe's at the mall for a couple of hours.
1. Yeah, he's broke, lives in the projects, got no job, is on welfare and gets food stamps, but I swear he's got an IMAX theatre in his place.
2. Hmmm, I smell urine, Steel Reserve, and someone's cooking that would cause Rosie O'Donnell to turn her nose up. I must be in the projects.
3. "Yo, lets grab that 'straight ass thug' Trevor and Brett over there and drop them off in the projects for an hour and watch their asses get jumped."
2. Hmmm, I smell urine, Steel Reserve, and someone's cooking that would cause Rosie O'Donnell to turn her nose up. I must be in the projects.
3. "Yo, lets grab that 'straight ass thug' Trevor and Brett over there and drop them off in the projects for an hour and watch their asses get jumped."
by nyc14gauge October 20, 2008
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Man growing up in the projects was tuff, i was always getting my ass kicked out there,but i made it throught.
by NO-IT-All March 29, 2003
Get the projects mug.A cluster of low rent apartments. The projects are known for being rough and rugged. ALl projects have a certain serial number ex Project # 234423455. This is where the term "projects" come from. Projects can be found EVERYWHERE.
by Trevor Hoffler September 5, 2005
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