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Douglas (Chicago, Illinois)
Community Area 35 - Douglas
and Community Area 35 - Douglas
Location within the city of Chicago
Latitude
Longitude		 41°49.8′N, 87°37.2′W
Neighborhoods
ZIP Code parts of 60609, 60616 and 60653
Area 4.33 km² (1.67 mi²)
Population (2000)
Density		 26,470 (down 13.64% from 1990)
6,119.8 /km²
Demographics White
Black
Hispanic
Asian
Other		 6.59%
85.5%
1.11%
5.25%
1.53%
Median income $27,800
Source: U.S. Census, Record Information Services

Douglas, located on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois is one of 77 well-defined Chicago community areas. The neighborhood is named for Stephen A. Douglas a famous Illinois politician whose estate included a tract of land given to the federal government. The Douglas tract later became the infamous Civil War Union prison camp, Camp Douglas, located in what is now the eastern portion of the Douglas neighborhood. As part of the Chicago 2016 Olympic bid, the Olympic Village is planned to be located on a 37 acre truck parking lot south of McCormick Place that is mostly in the Douglas community area and partly in the Near South Side.[1] Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... The city Chicago, Illinois, is divided into seventy-seven community areas. ... Chicago Community Area 35 - Douglas This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... The city Chicago, Illinois, is divided into seventy-seven community areas. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location Location in Chicagoland and northern Illinois Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Illinois Cook, DuPage Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 606. ... This article is about the geographical term. ... Longitude is the east-west geographic coordinate measurement most commonly utilized in cartography and global navigation. ... Neighbourhood is also a term in topology. ... Mr. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Square kilometre (U.S. spelling: square kilometer), symbol km², is a decimal multiple of SI unit of surface area square metre, one of the SI derived units. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... For other uses, see Density (disambiguation). ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... Demographics refers to selected population characteristics as used in government, marketing or opinion research, or the demographic profiles used in such research. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... In probability theory and statistics, a median is a type of average that is described as the number dividing the higher half of a sample, a population, or a probability distribution, from the lower half. ... Income, generally defined, is the money that is received as a result of the normal business activities of an individual or a business. ... The South Side of Chicago encompasses roughly 60% of the citys land area with a higher ratio of single-family homes and large sections zoned for industry. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location Location in Chicagoland and northern Illinois Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Illinois Cook, DuPage Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 606. ... The city Chicago, Illinois, is divided into seventy-seven community areas. ... Stephen Arnold Douglas (nicknamed the Little Giant because he was short but was considered by many a giant in politics) was an American politician from the western state of Illinois, and was the Democratic Party nominee for President in 1860. ... Camp Douglas Camp Douglas was a Union prisoner-of-war camp in Chicago, Illinois, USA, during the American Civil War. ... The Chicago 2016 Olympic bid is yet another attempt by the United States — with the support of other cities, townships and villages in the state of Illinois — to be chosen by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as the host city for the 2016 Summer Olympics. ... An Olympic Park is a venue or group of venues set up when a country hosts the Olympic Games. ... McCormick Place is an enormous exposition complex located in Chicago, Illinois. ... The city Chicago, Illinois, is divided into seventy-seven community areas. ... The Near South Side is an officially designated community area (neighborhood) in Chicago, Illinois, USA located just south of the downtown central business district, the Loop, which is itself a community area. ...


The community area contains part of the famous neighborhood of Bronzeville, a very famous center of African-American culture in the city. Languages Predominantly American English Religions Protestantism (chiefly Baptist and Methodist); Roman Catholicism; Islam Related ethnic groups Sub-Saharan Africans and other African groups, some with Native American groups. ...

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Neighborhoods

Bronzeville

Bronzeville is a neighborhood located in the Douglas and Grand Boulevard community areas on the South Side of city of Chicago around the Illinois Institute of Technology and Illinois College of Optometry. It is accessible via the Green, Red Lines of the Chicago Transit Authority or the Metra Electric District Main Line. Grand Boulevard, located on the south side of Chicago, Illinois, is one of the official Chicago Community Areas. ... This article is about the largest city of Illinois. ... State Street Village, S.R. Crown Hall, Armour Main Building Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) is a private Ph. ... The Illinois College of Optometry is a 4 year private optometry school located in Chicago, Illinois. ... The Green Line, formerly the Lake-Englewood/Jackson Park line, of the Chicago Transit Authority runs entirely above ground. ... The Red Line (Howard-Dan Ryan Service) is a heavy rail line in Chicago, run by the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) as part of the Chicago L system. ... Chicago Transit Authority, also known as CTA, is the operator of mass transit within the City of Chicago, Illinois. ... The Metra Electric Line (ME) is an electrified commuter rail line owned and operated by Metra, connecting Randolph Street Station in downtown Chicago, Illinois with its southern suburbs. ...


In the early 20th century, Bronzeville was known as the "Black Metropolis," one of the nation's most significant landmarks of African-American urban history. Between 1910 and 1920, during the peak of the "Great Migration," the population of the area increased dramatically when thousands of African-Americans fled the oppression of the south and emigrated to Chicago in search of industrial jobs. Many famous people were associated with the development of the area including: Andrew "Rube" Foster, founder of the Negro National Baseball League; Ida B. Wells, a civil rights activist, journalist and organizer of the NAACP; Bessie Coleman, the first African-American woman pilot; Gwendolyn Brooks, famous author and first African-American recipient of the Pulitzer Prize; and Louis Armstrong, the legendary trumpet player and bandleader who performed at many of the area's night clubs. The neighborhood contains the Chicago Landmark Black Metropolis-Bronzeville District.[2] Andrew Rube Foster (September 17, 1879 - December 9, 1930) was an American baseball player, manager, and executive in the Negro Leagues. ... Ida Wells-Barnett Ida B. Wells, (Holly Springs, Mississippi, July 16, 1862 – Chicago, Illinois, March 25, 1931), later known as Ida Wells-Barnett and Ida B. Wells-Barnett, was an African American civil rights advocate and womens rights activist. ... Bessie Coleman (1892-1926) Bessie Queen Bess Coleman (January 26, 1892 – April 30, 1926), was the first African American woman to become an airplane pilot, and the first American woman to hold an international pilot license. ... Gwendolyn Brooks (June 7, 1917 – December 3, 2000) was an award-winning African American woman poet. ... The Pulitzer Prize is an American award regarded as the highest national honor in print journalism, literary achievements, and musical composition. ... Louis[1] Armstrong[2] (4 August 1901[3] – July 6, 1971), nicknamed Satchmo[4] and Pops, was an American jazz musician. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Landmarks of Chicago. ... Black Metropolis-Bronzeville District or simply Bronzeville is a historic district in the Douglas community area of Chicago, Illinois. ...


47th Street was and remains the hub of the Bronzeville neighborhood and in recent years has started to regain some of the former glory of years gone by. Gone though for good is the Regal Theater (demolished in 1973) where many great performers took the stage. This article does not cite any references or sources. ...


During the 1950s and 1960s, a decision was made to replace the "slums" with several straight miles of high-rise public housing projects, managed by the Chicago Housing Authority, essentially isolating and simultaneously concentrating the poor black population in this section of the city. The largest complex was Robert Taylor Homes. The result was high crime and prolonged disinvestment in the community.[citation needed] Recently, these complexes have been demolished by federal mandate; however, they are being replaced by less than half the number of previously-available public housing units. Crime has gone down, however, which allows the fringes of the rapid gentrification occurring in the South Loop and Kenwood neighborhoods to move into the neighborhood.[citation needed] The Chicago Housing Authority is an organization focusing on public housing in the city of Chicago. ... Robert Taylor Homes is the name of a housing project in the Bronzeville neighborhood of the South Side of Chicago, alongside the Dan Ryan Expressway. ... The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ...


Origins of the name

The name itself was first used in 1930, by James J. Gentry, a local theatre editor for the Chicago Bee publication. It refers to the skin color of African-Americans, predominant in that area at that time. It is also more accurate, because the skin tone of African-Americans is more brown that black. It has became common usage thorughout the decades. http://www.iit.edu/~bronzeville-stories/history.html


Education

The following Chicago Public Schools campuses serve Bronzeville: Beethoven School and Phillips Academy High School. Chicago Public Schools, commonly abbreviated as CPS by local residents and politicians, is a school district that controls over 600 public elementary and high schools in Chicago, Illinois. ... Wendell Phillips Academy High School, operated by the Chicago Public Schools is located in the Bronzeville neighborhood at 244 E. Pershing Road in Chicago, Illinois. ...


Bronzeville is also home to the renowned Illinois Institute of Technology which is famous for its engineering and architecture programs. It also is home to the VanderCook College of Music and the Illinois College of Optometry, and in 2006 the Great Books liberal arts school Shimer College moved into the neighborhood. State Street Village, S.R. Crown Hall, Armour Main Building Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) is a private Ph. ... The Illinois College of Optometry is a 4 year private optometry school located in Chicago, Illinois. ... Great Books refers to a curriculum and a book list. ... Shimer College is a liberal arts college in Chicago, Illinois which is best known for its small enrollment and its Great Books curriculum. ...


References

  1. ^ Hinz, Greg. Plan for 2016 Olympics disclosed. Crain Communications, Inc.. Retrieved on April 2, 2007.
  2. ^ Black Metropolis-Bronzeville District. City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development, Landmarks Division (2003). Retrieved on 2007-05-10.

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