The most dangerous block in Chicago, once home to Michelle Obama: 'O block'
The most dangerous block in Chicago isn’t in Englewood or on the West Side. It’s a stretch of South King Drive known as "O Block."
chicago.suntimes.com
A block on Chicago’s South Side that former first lady Michelle Obama once called home is now regarded as the most dangerous stretch of road in one of the country’s most dangerous cities.
The 6400 block of South Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, which includes the sprawling Parkway Gardens low-income apartment complex, has been christened O Block in recent years by the gang members who regularly fight for control of its streets and courtyards.
The O stands for 20-year-old Odee Perry, a member of the Chicago Black Disciples gang, who was shot dead in 2011 - just one of 19 people shot on O Block between June 2011 and June 2014.
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