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2. Black Metropolis–Bronzeville District - Wikipedia

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   The Black Metropolis–Bronzeville District is a historic African American district in the Bronzeville neighborhood of the Douglas community area on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois . The neighborhood encompasses the land between the Dan Ryan Expressway to the west, Martin Luther King Jr. Drive to the east, 31st Street to the north, and ...

3. Ida B. Wells Homes - Wikipedia

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   The Ida B. Wells Homes, which also comprised the Clarence Darrow Homes and Madden Park Homes, was a Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) public housing project located in the heart of the Bronzeville neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois. It was bordered by 35th Street to the north, Pershing Road (39th Street) to the south, Cottage ...

4. Douglas, Chicago - Wikipedia

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   Douglas, Chicago. Douglas, on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, is one of Chicago's 77 community areas. The neighborhood is named for Stephen A. Douglas, Illinois politician and Abraham Lincoln 's political foe, whose estate included a tract of land given to the federal government. [3] This tract later was developed for use as the Civil War ...

5. 'Power to communities': Chicago considers city-owned grocery ...

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   Chicago is exploring the idea of creating a city-owned grocery store to address food inequity after several grocery giants, including Walmart and Whole Foods, have shuttered stores in the city.

6. Wabash Avenue YMCA - Wikipedia

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   April 30, 1986. Designated CL. September 9, 1998. Wabash Avenue YMCA is a Chicago Landmark located within the Chicago Landmark Black Metropolis-Bronzeville Historic District in the Douglas community area of Chicago, Illinois. This YMCA facility served as an important social center within the Black Metropolis area, and it also provided housing ...

7. Harold Washington Cultural Center - Wikipedia

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   Harold Washington Cultural Center is a performance facility located in the historic Bronzeville neighborhood of Chicago's South Side. It was named after Chicago's first African-American Mayor Harold Washington and opened in August 2004, ten years after initial groundbreaking. [ 1][ 2] In addition to the 1,000-seat Commonwealth Edison (Com-Ed ...