Bronzeville by address : Woodland Pk. through 34th St. (Folder 524)

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Bronzeville by address : Woodland Pk. through 34th St. (Folder 524)

Addresses covered: Woodland Pk. (625); Woodlawn Ave. (4850); 14th St., East. General views; 14th St. and Wabash Ave.; 18th St., East (18-28); 22nd St. and Michigan Ave.; 23rd St., East (23-25); 24th St., East (357-59); 25th St., East (118-22); 31st St. and Giles Ave.; 31st St. (215-17); 32nd St., East (209, 211); 34th Pl., East; 34th Pl., East (501-03); 34th St. and Indiana Ave..

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Title:: Bronzeville by address : Woodland Pk. through 34th St. (Folder 524)

Identifier:: JPCC_01_0052_0524

Permalink:: https://n2t.net/ark:/81984/d3vm43288

Notes:: Bronzeville is an historically significant area of the city of Chicago. Geographically, the Second and Third Wards were bounded by 22nd Street on the north and 51st Street on the south and Cottage Grove on the east and the Rock Island Railroad on the west. Many citizens of color resented having their neighborhoods referred to as the "Black Belt" or "Black Ghetto" by the major media. The Chicago Bee, suggested that they use his coined word Bronzeville to identify the community, since it more accurately described the skin tone of most of its inhabitants. The James S. Parker Collection contains a remarkable collection of structures that were demolished in the 1940s, 50s, and 60s.