The Victory Monument in the Black Metropolis-Bronzeville District is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

One Museum Park (left 2007-08-26) will replace 1700 East 56th Street (right 2007-06-02) as the tallest South Side building.

The South Side is a major part of the City of Chicago, which is located in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Much of it has evolved from the incorporation of independent townships, such as Hyde Park Township, that have been annexed by the city. Regions of the city, referred to as sides, are divided by the Chicago River and its branches.^[1][2] The South Side of Chicago was originally defined as all of the city south of the Chicago River,^[3][4] but it now excludes the Loop.^[2] The South Side has a varied ethnic composition, and it has great disparity in income and other demographic measures.^[5] The South Side covers 60% of the city's land area, with a higher ratio of single-family homes and larger sections zoned for industry than the rest of the city.^[6][7] Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2304 × 3072 pixel, file size: 613 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2304 × 3072 pixel, file size: 613 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... The Victory Monument was built to honor the Eighth Regiment of the Illinois National Guard, an African-American unit that served in France during World War I. It is located in the Black Metropolis-Bronzeville District in the Douglas community area of Chicago, Illinois. ... Black Metropolis-Bronzeville District or simply Bronzeville is a historic district in the Douglas community area of Chicago, Illinois. ... A typical plaque showing entry on the National Register of Historic Places. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 300 × 600 pixelsFull resolution‎ (1,936 × 3,871 pixels, file size: 971 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2304 × 3072 pixel, file size: 532 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... One Museum Park will be the tallest building in the Central Station development and the tallest in Chicago south of Van Buren Street. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 238th day of the year (239th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 153rd day of the year (154th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the largest city of Illinois. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Official language(s) English[1] Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Largest metro area Chicago Metropolitan Area Area  Ranked 25th  - Total 57,918 sq mi (140,998 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 390 miles (629 km)  - % water 4. ... Hyde Park Township, Cook County, Illinois is the former incorporated township in Cook County, Illinois, United States that existed as a separate municipality from 1861 until 1889 when it was annexed into the city of Chicago. ... The Chicago River is 156 miles (251 km) long[1], and flows through downtown Chicago. ... The Loop is what locals call the downtown neighborhood of Chicago. ... A demographic or demographic profile is a term used in marketing and broadcasting, to describe a demographic grouping or a market segment. ...

Although it has endured a reputation as being poor and crime-infested, the reality is more varied, and it ranges from impoverished to working class to affluent.^[8][9] Neighborhoods such as Armour Square, Back of the Yards, Bridgeport, Little Village and Pullman tend to be composed of more blue collar residents, while the Jackson Park Highlands District, Hyde Park, Mount Greenwood, Morgan Park, Kenwood, and Beverly tend to have middle, upper class, and affluent residents.^[10] The term working class is used to denote a social class. ... Armour Square, located on the southwest side of Chicago, is one of the 77 officially defined Chicago community areas. ... New City, one of the 77 official community areas, is located on the southwest side of Chicago. ... Bridgeport is a neighborhood on the south side of Chicago, Illinois, USA. It is one of 77 official community areas of Chicago. ... South Lawndale is a community area located on the west side of Chicago, Illinois, more commonly known as the Little Village neighborhood. ... Pullman is a neighborhood on the south side of Chicago, twelve miles from the Loop by Lake Calumet. ... A blue-collar worker is a working class employee who performs manual or technical labor, such as in a factory or in technical maintenance trades, in contrast to a white-collar worker, who does non-manual work generally at a desk. ... The Jackson Park Highlands District is a historic district in the South Shore community area of Chicago, Illinois, USA. The district was built in 1905 by various architects. ... This article is about the Chicago community area. ... Mount Greenwood is one of 77 well-defined Chicago community areas. ... Morgan Park, located on the far south side of city of Chicago, Illinois is one of the citys 77 official community areas. ... Kenwood, located on the south side of Chicago, Illinois, is one of the official Chicago Community Areas. ... Beverly, one of the 77 official community areas, is located on the south side of Chicago, Illinois. ... The middle class (or middle classes) comprises a social group once defined by exception as an intermediate social class between the nobility and the peasantry. ... Upper class is a concept in sociology that refers to the group of people at the top of a social hierarchy. ...

The South Side boasts a broad array of cultural and social offerings, such as professional sports teams, landmark buildings, nationally renowned museums, elite educational institutions, world class medical institutions, and major parts of the city's elaborate parks system. The South Side is serviced by bus and train via the Chicago Transit Authority and a number of Metra lines.^[11] In addition, it has several Interstate highways and United States highways to serve vehicular traffic.^[12] Chicago Transit Authority, also known as CTA, is the operator of mass transit within the City of Chicago, Illinois. ... A Metra Train Metra (Officially known as the Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation) is a regional rail that serves the city of Chicago, Illinois, and surrounding cities, many of them Chicago suburbs. ... Interstate Highways in the lower 48 states. ... Current U.S. Highway shield The United States Highway System is an integrated system of roads in the United States numbered within a nationwide grid. ...

Boundaries

Community areas of Chicago by number

Chinatown gate

The downtown "Loop" district (#32) is south of the river, but changing geographic and social perspectives have caused the contemporary definition of the "South Side" to exclude the Loop.^[5][13][2] Since the Loop's southern boundary is Roosevelt Road, many say that the South Side begins with the Near South Side (#33) community area, and, moving westward, it begins with the Armour Square (#34), Bridgeport (#60), McKinley Park (#59), Brighton Park (#58), Archer Heights (#57) and Garfield Ridge (#56) community areas.^[3] This article covers the region defined with these border communities. To the south of these lie 35 more community areas of the city, making the South Side defined by Roosevelt Road larger than the North and West Sides combined. Lake Michigan and the Indiana state line border provide eastern boundaries that remain constant. The southern border had changed over time because of Chicago's evolving city limits, but the city limits are now no further south than 138th Street. Image File history File links US-IL-Chicago-CA.png Summary I created based off of US-IL-Chicago-CA01. ... Image File history File links US-IL-Chicago-CA.png Summary I created based off of US-IL-Chicago-CA01. ... The city Chicago, Illinois, is divided into seventy-seven community areas. ... The Chinatown gate in the Chinatown neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. ... The Chinatown gate in the Chinatown neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. ... The Chinatown Gate in Chinatown, Chicago, Illinois. ... The Loop is what locals call the historical center of downtown Chicago. ... Roosevelt Road, sometimes called 12th Street, is a major east-west thoroughfare in the city of Chicago and its western suburbs. ... 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 city Chicago, Illinois, is divided into seventy-seven community areas. ... Armour Square, located on the southwest side of Chicago, is one of the 77 officially defined Chicago community areas. ... Bridgeport is a neighborhood on the south side of Chicago, Illinois, USA. It is one of 77 official community areas of Chicago. ... McKinley Park, one of the 77 official community areas of Chicago, Illinois, is located on the citys southwest side. ... Brighton Park is a traditionally Polish neighborhood located on the southwest side of Chicago, Illinois. ... Archer Heights is a primarily working class neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois. ... Garfield Ridge, one of the 77 official community areas of Chicago, Illinois, is located on the southwest side of the city. ... Lake Michigan is one of the five Great Lakes of North America, and the only one located entirely within the United States. ... For other uses, see Indiana (disambiguation). ...

Subdivisions

The exact boundaries dividing the Southwest, South and Southeast Sides vary by source,^[13] but following mostly racial lines, the South Side is further divided into a White and Hispanic Southwest Side, a largely Black South Side, and a smaller, more racially diverse Southeast Side centered on the East Side (#52) community area, and including the adjacent community areas of South Chicago (#46), South Deering (#51), and Hegewisch (#55).^[14] The differing interpretations about the boundary between the South and Southwest Sides are due to a lack of a definite natural or artificial dividing boundary.^[13] However, one source opines that the boundary is best defined as Western Avenue or the railroad tracks adjacent to Western Avenue,^[5] and this border extends further south to a former railroad right of way paralleling Beverly Avenue and then Interstate 57. Racial segregation characterised by separation of different races in daily life, such as eating in a restaurant, drinking from a water fountain, using a rest room, attending school, going to the movies, or in the rental or purchase of a home. ... East Side is one of the 77 official community areas of Chicago, Illinois. ... South Chicago, formerly known as Ainsworth, located on the southeast side of the city, is one of the 77 official community areas of Chicago, Illinois. ... South Deering, one of the 77 official community areas of Chicago, Illinois, is located on the far south side. ... Hegewisch (pronounced heg-wish), one of the 77 community areas of Chicago, Illinois, is located on the citys far south side. ... Western Avenue, some 10 miles (16 km) in length, is one of the major roads leading out of London, England. ... Interstate 57 (abbreviated I-57) is an interstate highway in the midwestern United States. ...

Southwest Side

Midway Airport serves the South Side with connections to the nation and the world.

The black population of Chicago^[15]

The Southwest Side of Chicago is a subsection of the South Side comprising mainly residential, predominantly white and Hispanic neighborhoods. Architecturally, the Southwest Side is distinguished by the tract of Chicago's Bungalow Belt, which runs through it. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (5400x4173, 1798 KB)Map by Dale Smith I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (5400x4173, 1798 KB)Map by Dale Smith I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Chicago-Midway Airport Chicago-Midway International Airport (IATA: MDW, ICAO: KMDW), also known simply as Midway Airport is an airport in Chicago, Illinois, located on the citys southwest side, eight miles from Chicagos Loop. ... Thematic map of Chicago showing Black or African American population. ... Thematic map of Chicago showing Black or African American population. ... An African American (also Afro-American, Black American, or simply black) is a member of an ethnic group in the United States whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Africa. ...

Archer Heights, a Polish enclave along Archer Avenue, which leads toward Midway Airport, is located on the Southwest Side of the city, as is Beverly-Morgan Park (#72, 75), home to a large concentration of Irish Americans.(107th divides Beverly and Morgan Park, which extend east and west of Western Ave.) Beverly-Morgan Park hosts the annual South Side Irish Parade, which typically draws a larger crowd than the St. Patrick's Day parade in Chicago's Loop. In fact, the parade is said to be the largest Irish neighborhood St. Patrick's celebration in the world outside of Dublin, Ireland,^[16] and it is broadcast on Chicago's CBS affiliate.^[17] The Southwest Side is also home to the largest concentration of Górals, (Carpathian highlanders) outside of Europe; it is the location of the Polish Highlanders Alliance of North America. This article does not cite its references or sources. ... The Greater-Chicago Area featuring Chicago-Midway and OHare International Airports Chicago Midway International Airport (IATA: MDW, ICAO: KMDW, FAA LID: MDW), also known simply as Midway Airport, is an airport in Chicago, Illinois, United States, located on the citys southwest side, eight miles from Chicagos Loop. ... Beverly, one of the 77 official community areas, is located on the south side of Chicago, Illinois. ... Morgan Park, located on the far south side of city of Chicago, Illinois is one of the citys 77 official community areas. ... Irish population density in the United States, 1872. ... South Side Irish is the term that refers to the large Irish Catholic community on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois. ... St. ... This article is about the city in Ireland. ... This article is about the broadcast network. ... An affiliate is an entity with a relationship with a peer or a larger entity. ... The Gorals (Polish Górale, Slovak Gorali, literally highlanders) are an ethnographic group found in small amounts both in southern Poland and in northern Slovakia illustrating a conundrum of national identity. ... Satellite image of the Carpathians. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... The seat of the Polish Highlanders Alliance of North America along Archer avenue just northwest of its intersection with Pulaski The Polish Highlanders Alliance of America (pl. ...

The South Side has a prominent role in the Chicago 2016 Olympic bid.

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Athletics

The South Side hosts two major professional athletic teams. Major League Baseball's Chicago White Sox play at U.S. Cellular Field in the Armour Square community area, while the National Football League's Chicago Bears play at Soldier Field in the Near South Side community area.^[18][19] Formerly, it has hosted the Chicago American Giants of the Negro National Leagues and the Chicago Cardinals of the National Football League.^[5] Major Leagues redirects here. ... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) Central Division (1994–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 2, 3, 4, 9, 11, 16, 19, 42, 72 Name Chicago White Sox (1904–present) Other nicknames The Sox, The South Siders, The ChiSox, The Pale Hose, The Good Guys, The Go-Go Sox, The... U.S. Cellular Field a. ... NFL redirects here. ... City Chicago, Illinois Other nicknames Da Bears, The Monsters of the Midway Team colors Navy Blue and Orange Head Coach Lovie Smith Owner Virginia Halas McCaskey Chairman Michael McCaskey General manager Jerry Angelo Fight song Bear Down, Chicago Bears Mascot Staley Da Bear League/Conference affiliations Independent (1919) National Football... Soldier Field (formerly Municipal Grant Park Stadium) is located on Lake Shore Drive in Chicago, Illinois, and is currently home to the NFLs Chicago Bears. ... Chicago American Giants were a Chicago based Negro League baseball team, formed by player-manager Andrew Rube Foster. ... Part of the History of baseball series. ... The Arizona Cardinals are a National Football League team based in Tempe, Arizona. ...

2016 Olympic bid

Main article: Chicago 2016 Olympic bid

The South Side will play a prominent role in Chicago's bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics. The Olympic Village is planned in the Douglas (#35) community area across Lake Shore Drive from Burnham Park.^[20] In addition, the Olympic Stadium is expected to be located in the Chicago Park District's Washington Park located in the Washington Park (#40) community area.^[21] Many Olympic events will be hosted in these community areas as well as other parts of the South Side if the plan succeeds.^[22] The Chicago 2016 Olympic bid is the attempt by the city of Chicago and 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. ... The 2016 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad, is a major international sports and cultural festival to be celebrated in the tradition of the Olympic Games as governed by the International Olympic Committee. ... An Olympic Park is a venue or group of venues set up when a country hosts the Olympic Games. ... Douglas, located on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois is one of 77 well-defined Chicago community areas. ... The double-decker Lake Shore Drive Bridge across the Chicago River; Wacker Drive is visible in the background Lake Shore Drive at the Chicago River in 1941 Looking northeast across Lakeshore East at the triple-decker Wacker Drive. ... Burnham Park is a park in Chicago, Illinois. ... Montreals Olympic Stadium The Olympic Stadium is the name usually given to the big centrepiece stadium of the Summer Olympic Games. ... The Chicago Park District is the oldest and financially largest Park District in the nation, with over a $400 million budget. ... Washington Park is a 380 acre (1. ... Washington Park is a neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago, USA. For other uses of the name, see Washington Park. ...

History

Union Stock Yards, 1941

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Demographics

Ida Wells lived in the Ida Wells House, a Chicago Landmarks in the Bronzeville historic district.

With its factories, steel mills, and meat-packing plants, the South Side saw a sustained period of immigration which began around the 1860s and continued through World War II. Irish, Italian, Polish and Lithuanian immigrants, in particular, settled in neighborhoods adjacent to industrial zones. African Americans resided in Bronzeville (around 35th and State Streets) in an area called "The Black Belt", and they later spread across the South Side after World War II. The Black Belt, which gave a new meaning to the term ghetto, arose from discriminatory real estate practices and the threat of violence in nearby white neighborhoods.^[23] Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2304 × 3072 pixel, file size: 946 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2304 × 3072 pixel, file size: 946 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Ida Wells-Barnett Ida B. Wells, (July 16, 1862-March 25, 1931), later known as Ida Wells-Barnett, was an African-American civil rights advocate, and led a strong cause against lynching. ... The Ida B. Wells - Barnett House was the residence of civil rights advocate Ida B. Wells, (1862-1931) and her husband Ferdinand Lee Barnett from 1919 to 1930. ... Marina City Apartments and Offices designed by Bertrand Goldberg The following buildings are considered Chicago landmarks. ... Black Metropolis-Bronzeville District or simply Bronzeville is a historic district in the Douglas community area of Chicago, Illinois. ... The meat packing industry is an industry that handles the slaughtering, processing and distribution of animals such as cattle, pigs, sheep and other livestock. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Languages Italian, Sicilian, Neapolitan, Corsican, Sardinian, Emiliano-Romagnolo, Ligurian, Lombard, Piedmontese, Venetian, Ladin, Friulian Religions predominantly Roman Catholic      The Italians are a Southern European ethnic group found primarily in Italy and in a wide-ranging diaspora throughout Western Europe, the Americas and Australia. ... Lithuanians are the Baltic ethnic group native to Lithuania, where they number a little over 3 million [8]. Another million or more make up the Lithuanian diaspora, largely found in countries such as the United States, Brazil, Canada and Russia. ... Douglas, located on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois is one of 77 well-defined Chicago community areas. ... For the rapper, see Ghetto (rapper). ...

Post reconstruction black southerners migrated to Chicago in large numbers and caused the African American population to nearly quadruple from 4,000 to 15,000 between 1870 and 1890.^[24] The population was concentrated on the South Side. The migration continued into the 20th century when the Black population reached 40,000 by 1910, with 78% residing in the South Side's "Black Belt", which extended for 30 blocks along State Street and was only a few blocks wide.^[24] The migration of blacks to Chicago's South Side led to a white flight.^[25] For other uses, see Reconstruction (disambiguation). ... State Street is the name given to one of the major thoroughfares in Chicago, Illinois. ... White flight is a term for the demographic trend where working- and middle-class white people move away from increasingly racial-minority inner-city neighborhoods to white suburbs and exurbs. ...

The South Side has had a history of racial segregation. During the 1920s and 1930s, much of the South Side was a hotbed of legal debate with cases such as Hansberry v. Lee, 311 U.S. 32 (1940), rising to the U. S. Supreme Court in the Washington Park Subdivision. Another example of this segregation was the construction of the Dan Ryan Expressway, which separated some white neighborhoods from black neighborhoods (e.g. the divide between Bridgeport and Bronzeville). Racial segregation characterised by separation of different races in daily life, such as eating in a restaurant, drinking from a water fountain, using a rest room, attending school, going to the movies, or in the rental or purchase of a home. ... Hansberry v. ... The Supreme Court Building, Washington, D.C. The Supreme Court Building, Washington, D.C., (large image) The Supreme Court of the United States, located in Washington, D.C., is the highest court (see supreme court) in the United States; that is, it has ultimate judicial authority within the United States... The Washington Park Subdivision is the name of the historic 3 block by 8 block subdivision in the northwest corner of the Woodlawn community area, in Chicago, Illinois that stands in the place of the original Washington Park Race Track. ... The Dan Ryan Expressway in 1970. ... Douglas, located on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois is one of 77 well-defined Chicago community areas. ...

Last Robert Taylor Home, 2005

After decades of sustaining some of the poorest housing conditions in the United States, the Chicago Housing Authority has begun replacing the old high-rise public housing with mixed-income, lower-density developments in what is known as the Plan for Transformation. Many of the CHA's massive public housing projects, which lined several miles of south State Street, have been torn down. Among the largest were the Robert Taylor Homes and the Cabrini-Green project.^[26] Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 768 × 600 pixelsFull resolution‎ (940 × 734 pixels, file size: 147 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) (All user names refer to en. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 768 × 600 pixelsFull resolution‎ (940 × 734 pixels, file size: 147 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) (All user names refer to en. ... 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 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. ... Cabrini-Green is one of the most notorious and infamous housing projects in the world. ...

Private sector redevelopment is occurring rapidly. Neighborhood rehabilitation (and, in some cases, gentrification) can also be seen in parts of Washington Park, Woodlawn (#42) and Bronzeville, as well as in Bridgeport and McKinley Park. Historic Pullman's redevelopment is another example of a work in progress. Chinatown is located on the South Side and has seen a surge in growth, and has become an increasingly popular destination for both tourists and locals alike and is a cornerstone of the city's Chinese community. The South Loop's booming mid-decade construction suggests that the South Side will be populated with more Caucasians in the coming years.^[27] The South Side offers many outdoor amenities, such as miles of public lakefront parks and beaches, as it borders Lake Michigan on its eastern side. The private sector of a nations economy consists of all that is outside the state. ... Woodlawn, located in the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, USA, is one of 77 well defined Chicago community areas. ... Pullman is a neighborhood on the south side of Chicago, twelve miles from the Loop by Lake Calumet. ... The Chinatown Gate in Chinatown, Chicago, Illinois. ...

White flight from the South Side has resulted in a high remaining percentage of African Americans. Thus, most neighborhoods south of 55th Street are predominantly black with a large Mexican American population residing in Little Village (South Lawndale) and areas south of 99th Street. Hyde Park is home to the University of Chicago as well as the South Side's largest Jewish population, which is centered around Chicago's oldest synagogue, the Chicago Landmark KAM Isaiah Israel.^[28] The ethnonym Mexican-American describes United States citizens of Mexican ancestry (14 million in 2003) and Mexican citizens who reside in the US (10 million in 2003). ... For other uses, see University of Chicago (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Jew (disambiguation). ... A synagogue (from , transliterated synagogē, assembly; beit knesset, house of assembly; or beit tefila, house of prayer, shul; , esnoga) is a Jewish house of worship. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Landmarks of Chicago. ... The KAM Isaiah Israel Temple is the oldest synagogue in Chicago, founded in 1847 as the place of worship for the KAM Isaiah Israel Congregation. ...

Street gangs have been prominent in some South Side neighborhoods for over a century, while some other neighborhoods have been relatively safe for a big city. By the 1960s, gangs such as the Vice Lords began to improve their public image, moving from thuggish ventures to obtaining government and private grants. By 2000, gangs crossed gender lines to include about a 20% female composition.^[29] This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Arts

DuSable Museum located in Washington Park

South Shore Cultural Center

Chicago's African American community, which was concentrated on the South Side, experienced an artistic movement following the Harlem Renaissance in New York City. From the 1930s until the 1950s, the movement was concentrated in and around the Hyde Park community area and included Gwendolyn Brooks, Margaret Burroughs, Elizabeth Catlett, Eldzier Cortor, Gordon Parks, and Richard Wright.^[30] Other Chicago Black Renaissance artists included Willard Motley, William Attaway, Frank Marshall Davis and Margaret Walker. St. Clair Drake and Horace R. Cayton represented the new wave of intellectual expression in literature by depicting the culture of the urban ghetto rather than the culture of the blacks of the south in the monograph Black Metropolis (ISBN 0226162346).^[24] In 1961, Burroughs founded the DuSable Museum, and by the late 60s the South Side had a resurgent art movement led by Jim Nutt, Gladys Nilsson and Karl Wirsum, who became known as the Chicago Imagists. The DuSable Museum of African American History is the first and oldest museum dedicated to the history of African-Americans. ... Washington Park is a 380 acre (1. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution‎ (3,072 × 2,304 pixels, file size: 925 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution‎ (3,072 × 2,304 pixels, file size: 925 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... The South Shore Cultural Center, in Chicago, Illinois, is a cultural facility located at 71st Street and South Shore Drive, in the citys South Shore neighborhood. ... The Harlem Renaissance was also known as the New Negro Movement, named after the anthology The New Negro, edited by Alain Locke in 1925. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... This article is about the Chicago community area. ... Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks (June 7, 1917 – December 3, 2000) was an African-American poet. ... Margaret Taylor-Burroughs is a prominent African-American artist and writer born on November 1, 1917 in Saint Rose, Louisiana. ... Elizabeth Catlett Mora (born April 15, 1915) is an African American sculptress and printmaker. ... Eldzier Cortor is an African-American artist and printmaker (born January 10, 1916), in Tidewater, Virginia, to John and Ophelia Cortor. ... Gordon Parks at Civil Rights March on Washington, 1963. ... Richard Wright is the name of several people, including: Richard Wright, African-American author Richard B. Wright, Canadian author Richard Wright, keyboard player with Pink Floyd Richard Wright, England football goalkeeper Richard Wright, American politician This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise... Willard Motley was an African-American writer, related to the noted artist Archibald Motley. ... William Attaway William Attaway was an African-American novelist, short story writer, essayist, song writer, playwright, and screenwriter. ... Dr. Margaret Abigail Walker Alexander (July 7, 1915-November 30, 1998) was an American poet and author born in Birmingham, Alabama. ... Born January 2, 1911 in Suffolk Virginia St Claire Drake was one of the most influential African-American sociologists of the twentieth century. ... A monograph is a scholarly book or a treatise on a single subject or a group of related subjects. ... The DuSable Museum of African American History is the first and oldest museum dedicated to the history of African-Americans. ... Jim Nutt (born 1938) is an American artist who was a member of the Chicago art movement known as the Chicago Imagists. ... Karl Wirsum (born 1939 in Chicago, Illinois) is an influential American artist. ... The Chicago Imagists were a group of representational artists associated with the School of the Art Institute of Chicago who exhibited at the Hyde Park Art Center in the late 1960s. ...

Music in Chicago flourished because labels with studios in New York City or Los Angeles only kept regional distribution offices in Chicago, which created a vacuum for many independent labels.^[31] In 1948, Blues was introduced by Aristocrat Records (later Chess Records), and Muddy Waters and Chess Records quickly followed with Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, Little Walter, Jimmy Rogers, and Howlin' Wolf.^[24][32] Vee-Jay, the largest black owned label before Motown Records, was among the post-World War II companies that formed "Record Row" on Cottage Grove between 47th and 50th Streets and later (in the 1960s) along South Michigan Avenue.^[31][32] Rhythm and blues continued to thrive after Record Row became the hub of gospelized R&B, known as soul. Chicago continues as a prominent city for musical contribution.^[32] Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ... Blues music redirects here. ... Aristocrat Records was started in April 1947 by Charles and Evelyn Aron, together with their partners Fred and Mildred Brount and Art Spiegel. ... The Chess Records logo, as featured on this Memphis Slim single. ... McKinley Morganfield (April 4, 1915 – April 30, 1983), better known as Muddy Waters, was an American blues musician and is generally considered the Father of Chicago blues. He is also the actual father of blues musician Big Bill Morganfield. ... The Chess Records logo, as featured on this Memphis Slim single. ... Charles Edward Anderson Chuck Berry (born 18 October 1926, St. ... Bo Diddley (born December 30, 1928) aka The Originator, is an influential American rock and roll singer, songwriter, and guitarist. ... Little Walter (born Marion Walter Jacobs) (May 1, 1930 - February 15, 1968) was a blues singer, harmonica player, and guitarist. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Chester Arthur Burnett (June 10, 1910 – January 10, 1976), better known as Howlin Wolf or sometimes, The Howlin Wolf, was an influential blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player. ... Motown Records, also known as Tamla-Motown outside of the United States, is a record label originally based out of Detroit, Michigan (Motor City, hence mo(tor)town), from where it achieved widespread international success. ... The Michigan Avenue Bridge across the Chicago River. ... R&B redirects here. ...

Many other artists have left their mark on Chicago's South Side. These include Upton Sinclair and James Farrell via fiction, Archibald Motley, Jr. via painting, Henry Moore and Lorado Taft via sculpture, and Thomas Dorsey and Mahalia Jackson via gospel music.^[5] Since the arts have thrived on the South Side, the South Side has numerous art museums and galleries such as the DuSable Museum of African American History,^[33] National Museum of Mexican Art,^[34] National Vietnam Veterans Art Museum,^[35] and the David and Alfred Smart Museum of Art (known as the Smart Museum).^[36] In addition, cultural centers such as the South Shore Cultural Center, South Side Community Art Center and Hyde Park Art Center endeavor to avail art and culture to the public while fostering opportunities for artists.^[37] Upton Sinclair Jr. ... James Gordon Farrell (23 January 1935—12 August maybe? 11 August 1979) was an Irish and British writer of historical novels. ... Fiction writing consists of fashioning works of prose based on the imagination that could possibly be published in literary form. ... Archibald John Motley, Junior (September 2, 1891, New Orleans, Louisiana – January 16, 1981, Chicago, Illinois) was an American painter. ... For other uses , see Painting (disambiguation). ... Reclining Figure (1951) outside the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, is characteristic of Moores sculptures, with an abstract female figure intercut with voids. ... Self-portrait from the Fountain of Time, Chicago, IL Columbus Fountain, Washington D.C. Lorado Zadoc Taft (April 29, 1860–October 30, 1936) was an American sculptor, writer and educator, was born in Elmwood, Illinois in 1860. ... Sculptor redirects here. ... This is a disambiguation page; if you followed a link here, you may want to adjust that link. ... Mahalia Jackson (October 26, 1911[1] – January 27, 1972) was an American Grammy Award-winning gospel singer, widely regarded as the best in the history of the genre and is the first Queen of Gospel Music. Mahalia Jackson became one of the most influential gospel singers in the world. ... Gospel music is a musical genre characterized by dominant vocals (often with strong use of harmony) referencing lyrics of a religious nature, particularly Christian. ... The new Harold Washington Wing New construction signage The DuSable Museum of African American History is the first and oldest museum dedicated to the study and conservation of African American history, culture, and art. ... New Logo, December 2006-Present Logo of the Museum until December 2006 The The National Museum of Mexican Art (Formerly known as the Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum) is a museum which features Mexican, Latino, and Chicano art and culture. ... The National Vietnam Veterans Art Museum, located at 1801 S. Indiana Avenue in Chicagos South Loop is dedicated to displaying and studying art produced by veterans from the Vietnam War. ... The David and Alfred Smart Museum of Art is an art museum located on the campus of the University of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois. ... The South Shore Cultural Center, in Chicago, Illinois, is a cultural facility located at 71st Street and South Shore Drive, in the citys South Shore neighborhood. ... The South Side Community Art Center is an official landmark in Chicago, Illinois. ... The Hyde Park Art Center is located in the Hyde Park, Chicago area of Chicago, Illinois, USA. The Hyde Park Art Center’s mission is to stimulate and sustain the visual arts in Chicago. ...

Socioeconomics

The Midway at the University of Chicago

The South Side hosted the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition.

The Illinois Constitution gave rise to townships that provided municipal services in 1850. Several townships surrounding Chicago incorporated in order to better service their residents. However, growth and prosperity led to an overburdened government system. In 1889, most of these townships determined that they would be better off as part of a larger Chicago. Lake View, Jefferson, Cicero, Lake, and Hyde Park Townships were annexed.^[38][39] Today's South Side is mostly comprised of the old Hyde Park and Lake Townships. Within these townships many had made speculative bets on the future prosperity of the respective regions. Much of the South Side has evolved from these speculative investments. Stephen A. Douglas, Paul Cornell, George Pullman and various business entities have developed South Chicago real estate. The Pullman District, a company town, Hyde Park Township, various platted communities and subdivisions were the results of such efforts.^[40] Image File history File links MidwayView1. ... Image File history File links MidwayView1. ... Midway Plaisance is a linear park located near Lake Michigan in Chicago, Illinois approximately 5 miles from the downtown Loop area. ... For other uses, see University of Chicago (disambiguation). ... File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... One-third scale replica of Daniel Chester Frenchs Republic, which stood in the great basin at the exposition, Chicago, 2004 The Worlds Columbian Exposition (also called The Chicago Worlds Fair), a Worlds Fair, was held in Chicago in 1893, to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher... The Illinois Constitution is the governing body of the state of Illinois. ... Hyde Park Township, Cook County, Illinois is the former incorporated township in Cook County, Illinois, United States that existed as a separate municipality from 1861 until 1889 when it was annexed into Chicago, IL.[1] Its borders are Pershing Road (formerly 39th Street) on the north, State Street on the... 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. ... This article is about the lawyer and real estate speculator. ... George Mortimer Pullman (March 3, 1831 – October 19, 1897) was an American inventor and industrialist. ... Pullman is a neighborhood on the south side of Chicago, twelve miles from the Loop by Lake Calumet. ...

The Union Stock Yards, which were once located in the South Side's New City community area (#61), at one point employed 25,000 people and produced 82 percent of the domestic meat consumption.^[41] They were so synonymous with the City for over a century that they were mentioned as part of the lyrics of Frank Sinatra's My Kind of Town in a phrase that says "The Union Stockyard, Chicago is".^[42] The Union Stock Yard Gate marking the old entrance to stockyards was designated a Chicago Landmark on February 24, 1972^[43] and a National Historic Landmark on May 29, 1981.^[44][45] ÊÊÊÊThe Union Stock Yard & Transit Co. ... New City, one of the 77 official community areas, is located on the southwest side of Chicago. ... Sinatra redirects here. ... My Kind of Town is an ABC television show that premiered on Sunday, August 14, 2005 at 9:00 P.M. (EST). ... Located on Exchange Avenue at Peoria Street, this entrance to the famous Union Stock Yards was originally designed by John Wellboorn Root of Burnham and Root in around 1875. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Landmarks of Chicago. ... is the 55th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section needs additional references or sources to improve its verifiability. ... is the 149th day of the year (150th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... AUGUST 25 1981 US Marine Sean Vance is Born on the 25th of August {ear nav|1981}} Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ...

By the 1930s, Chicago boasted a composition which included over 25% residential structures less than 10 years old, many of which were bungalows. These continued to be built in the working-class South Side into the 1960s.^[46][47] Kitchenettes, often including Murphy beds and Pullman kitchens, also composed a large part of the housing supply during and after the Great Depression, especially in the Black Belt.^[48] Chicago's South Side had a history of philanthropic subsidized housing dating back to 1919.^[49] However, in 1949, the United States Congress passed the Housing Act to fund public housing. The CHA produced a plan of citywide projects that was rejected by some of the Chicago City Council's white aldermen who opposed public housing in their wards. This led to a CHA policy of construction of family housing in black residential areas, which led to concentrations on the South and West Sides of the city.^[50] A row of bungalows in Virginia A bungalow (Gujarati: , Hindi: ) is a type of single-story house. ... A kitchenette is a cooking area in small apartments, hotel rooms, college dormitories, or office buildings. ... A Murphy Bed is a bed that folds down from a wall. ... For other uses, see The Great Depression (disambiguation). ... A philanthropist is someone who engages in philanthropy; that is, someone who donates his or her time, money, or reputation to a charitable cause. ... Type Bicameral Houses Senate House of Representatives President of the Senate President pro tempore Dick Cheney, (R) since January 20, 2001 Robert C. Byrd, (D) since January 4, 2007 Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, (D) since January 4, 2007 Members 535 plus 4 Delegates and 1 Resident Commissioner Political... Chicago City Hall, adjacent to the Richard J. Daley Center, houses the chambers of the Chicago City Council. ...

Gentrification of parts of the Douglas community area has bolstered the Black Metropolis-Bronzeville Historic District.^[51] Gentrification in various parts of the South Side has displaced many African Americans.^[52] The South Side hosts numerous cooperatives. Hyde Park has several middle-income co-ops, and other South Side regions have limited equity (subsidized, price controlled) co-ops.^[53] These regions have experienced condominium construction and conversion in the 1970s and 1980s.^[53] In addition, the South Side has regions that have been known for extreme wealth and opulence such as Prairie Avenue, which is experiencing a 21st century redevelopment that includes One Museum Park and One Museum Park West.^[54] Douglas, located on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois is one of 77 well-defined Chicago community areas. ... Black Metropolis-Bronzeville District or simply Bronzeville is a historic district in the Douglas community area of Chicago, Illinois. ... For other uses, see Coop. ... This article is about the Chicago community area. ... The middle class, in colloquial usage, consists of those people who have a degree of economic independence, but not a great deal of social influence or power. ... This article is about the form of housing. ... Prairie Avenue is a street on the south side of Chicago which extends from 16th street to the citys southern limits. ... One Museum Park will be the tallest building in the Central Station development and the tallest in Chicago south of Van Buren Street. ... One Museum Park West is the companion structure to One Museum Park in the Near South Side community area (neighborhood) in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It is located at the north end of the Central Station development. ...

The South Side has over time accommodated much of the city's tourism with its various convention centers. The current McCormick Place Convention Center is the largest convention center in the United States, and the third largest in the world.^[55] Previously, the South Side hosted conventions at the Chicago Coliseum and the International Amphitheatre.^[5] Although the South Side does not have any offerings that rival the Magnificent Mile, it does have the Ford City Mall and the surrounding shopping district which includes several big-box retailers. Exhibition Hall of the Makaryev Fair. ... McCormick Place is an enormous exposition complex located in Chicago, Illinois. ... The Chicago Coliseum was a large building in Chicago, Illinois that served as a sports arena, convention center, and exhibition hall over the course of its history. ... The International Amphitheatre was an indoor arena located in Chicago, Illinois. ... Magnificent Mile looking south View north from the foot of the Magnificent Mile The Magnificent Mile is the portion of Michigan Avenue in Chicago, Illinois extending from the Chicago River to Oak Street in Near North Side community area. ... Ford City Mall is shopping center located on the southwest side of Chicago in the West Lawn neighborhood on Seventy-Third Street and Cicero ave. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ...

Prostitution

Chicago's reputation for political corruption stems from tolerance of vices such as prostitution. Early prostitution occurred in the central business district. However, the disreputables were eventually pushed to the South Side, creating the Levee, one of the nation's most infamous sex districts. Although Chicago Mayor Carter Harrison II closed the Levee in 1912 and much of the trade moved to the suburbs, nightclubs on the South Side had an ample supply of prostitutes.^[56] Among those who cared for and rehabilitated persons charged with prostitution were a small group of the Good Shepherd Sisters who eventually became the first nuns to serve African Americans on Chicago's South Side.^[57] Whore redirects here. ... The Central Business District of Sydney, Australia. ... Mayors of Chicago, Illinois, current or previous Chicago Flag The mayoral term in Chicago was two years from 1837 through 1907, at which time it was lengthened to four years. ... Carter Henry Harrison, Jr. ... The Sisters of the Good Shepard were formed in Angers, France in 1835 by Mary Euphrasia Pelletier. ... For other uses, see Nun (disambiguation). ...

Education

De La Salle Institute has taught 5 Chicago Mayors.

With the University of Chicago and the University of Chicago Lab School, the South Side host educational institutions that are considered to be elite.^[58] In addition to being highly ranked, the University of Chicago has had 16 Nobel Prizes awarded to persons of research or on faculty at the university at the time of the award announcement, placing it 6th among U.S. institutions.^[59] The De La Salle Institute, located in the Douglas, Chicago community area across the street from the Chicago Police Department headquarters, has taught many notable celebrities and 5 Chicago Mayors:^[60] Richard J. Daley, Michael A. Bilandic, Martin H. Kennelly, Frank J. Corr, and current mayor, Richard M. Daley. Three of these mayors hail from the South Side's Bridgeport community area, which has itself produced 5 Chicago Mayors. The University of Chicago hosts one of the nation's best medical centers at the University of Chicago Medical Center.^[61] The South Side also hosts its share of community colleges such as Olive-Harvey College, Kennedy-King College, Richard J. Daley College and other four-year educational institutions such as St. Xavier University, Chicago State University and the Illinois Institute of Technology.^[58] Two concentrations of residents with post baccalaureate degrees are found on the South Side; Hyde Park/Kenwood and Beverly/Ashburn.^[62] Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution‎ (3,072 × 2,304 pixels, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution‎ (3,072 × 2,304 pixels, file size: 1. ... De La Salle Institute is a Catholic, Lasallian, secondary school located in the Bronzeville neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois. ... Mayors of Chicago, Illinois, current or previous Chicago Flag The mayoral term in Chicago was two years from 1837 through 1907, at which time it was lengthened to four years. ... For other uses, see University of Chicago (disambiguation). ... The University of Chicago Laboratory Schools (also Lab School and abbreviated UCLS) is a private, co-educational day school in Chicago, Illinois. ... De La Salle Institute is a Catholic, Lasallian, secondary school located in the Bronzeville neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois. ... Douglas, located on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois is one of 77 well-defined Chicago community areas. ... The Chicago Police Department, also known as the CPD, is the principal law enforcement agency of Chicago, under the jurisdiction of the mayor of Chicago. ... Mayors of Chicago, Illinois, current or previous Chicago Flag The mayoral term in Chicago was two years from 1837 through 1907, at which time it was lengthened to four years. ... Richard Joseph Daley (May 15, 1902 – December 20, 1976) was the longest-serving mayor of Chicago. ... Michael Anthony Bilandic (Croatian: Bilandžić) (February 13, 1923 – January 16, 2002) served as the mayor of Chicago, Illinois (1976-1979) for the Democratic Party. ... Martin H. Kennelly (born: August 11, 1887; died: November 29, 1961; buried in Calvary Cemetery) served as mayor of Chicago, Illinois (1947–1955) for the Democratic Party. ... Frank J. Corr (born: January 12, 1877; died: June 3, 1934; buried in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery) served as acting mayor of Chicago, Illinois in 1933 following the assassination of Anton Cermak for the Democratic Party. ... Richard Michael Daley (born April 24, 1942) is a United States politician, member of the national and local Democratic Party and current mayor of Chicago, Illinois. ... Bridgeport is a neighborhood on the south side of Chicago, Illinois, USA. It is one of 77 official community areas of Chicago. ... Olive-Harvey College is a community college on Chicagos far south side, and a part of the City Colleges of Chicago. ... Kennedy-King College (KKC) is a two-year community college in Chicago, Illinois, United States. ... Richard J. Daley College is one of the seven City Colleges of Chicago with an enrollment of approximately 4500 students and 81 full-time faculty. ... Saint Xavier University, also known as SXU, is a coeducational institution of higher learning located in the southwest side of Chicago, Illinois, founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1846 at the request of Bishop William Quarter. ... For the unaffiliated private university also located in Chicago, see the University of Chicago. ... State Street Village, S.R. Crown Hall, Armour Main Building Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) is a private Ph. ...

Landmarks

Frank Lloyd Wright's Robie House is a South Side landmark.

The South Side is home to many official landmarks and other notable buildings and structures.^[63][64] Since its construction in 1968, 1700 East 56th Street has been the tallest building on the South Side.^[65] However, One Museum Park, which is along Roosevelt Road, the northern border of the South Side, will soon take over this title.^[66] One Museum Park West, which will be next door to One Museum Park, will also be one of the tallest buildings in Chicago. 1700 East 56th will continue to be the tallest building south of 13th street. Although most of the other tall buildings in Chicago are in the Loop or Near North Side community areas, many Chicago Landmarks are located on the South Side. Download high resolution version (1007x661, 769 KB)This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons, a repository of free content hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation. ... Download high resolution version (1007x661, 769 KB)This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons, a repository of free content hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation. ... Frank Lloyd Wright (June 8, 1867 – April 9, 1959) was an American architect, interior designer, writer, educator, and philosopher from Oak Park, Illinois. ... The Frederick C. Robie House or simply the Robie House is a Registered Historic Place in the city of Chicago, Illinois. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... One Museum Park will be the tallest building in the Central Station development and the tallest in Chicago south of Van Buren Street. ... Roosevelt Road, sometimes called 12th Street, is a major east-west thoroughfare in the city of Chicago and its western suburbs. ... One Museum Park West is the companion structure to One Museum Park in the Near South Side community area (neighborhood) in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It is located at the north end of the Central Station development. ... Chicago has the tallest building in the United States, the Sears Tower, and many slightly shorter buildings, almost all in the Loop or along North Michigan Avenue. ... The Loop is what locals call the downtown neighborhood of Chicago. ... The Near North Side is the part of Chicago, Illinois just north of the downtown central business district (the Loop). ... Marina City Apartments and Offices designed by Bertrand Goldberg The following buildings are considered Chicago landmarks. ...

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There is a large concentration of landmark buildings in the Black Metropolis-Bronzeville District.^[67] Also, buildings such as Powhatan Apartments, Robie House and John J. Glessner House are among the South Side landmarks.^[68][69][70] The South Side has many of Chicago's landmark places of worship such as Eighth Church of Christ, Scientist, First Church of Deliverance and K.A.M. Isaiah Israel Temple.^[71][72][28] The South Side also has several landmark districts including two located in Barack Obama's Kenwood community area: Kenwood District, and North Kenwood District.^[73][74] In addition to its art museums the South Side hosts the Museum of Science and Industry, which although not an art museum has its place in the artistic fabric of the city.^[75] The Museum of Science and Industry is located in the Palace of Fine Arts, one of the few remaining buildings from the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition,^[76] which was hosted in South Side. a white gang looking for blacks during the Chicago race riots of 1919 File links The following pages link to this file: Lynching in the United States Categories: Public domain images ... a white gang looking for blacks during the Chicago race riots of 1919 File links The following pages link to this file: Lynching in the United States Categories: Public domain images ... A map of the riot-affected areas on the South Side of Chicago, with the Union Stock Yards visible. ... The Powhatan Apartments is a 22-story luxury apartment building overlooking Lake Michigan and adjacent to Burnham Park in the Kenwood neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. ... The Frederick C. Robie House or simply the Robie House is a Registered Historic Place in the city of Chicago, Illinois. ... The John J. Glessner House is a family house located at 1800 S. Prairie Avenue, Chicago, Illinois. ... Eighth Church of Christ, Scientist is a landmark church located on South Michigan Avenue of Chicago, Illinois, USA built between 1910 and 1911 by Leon E. Stanhope. ... First Church of Deliverance is a landmark church located on South Wabash Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, USA. The church was built in 1939 by Walter T. Bailey, and two towers were added too it in 1946 by Kocher, Buss & DeKlerk. ... The KAM Isaiah Israel Temple is the oldest synagogue in Chicago, founded in 1847 as the place of worship for the KAM Isaiah Israel Congregation. ... “Barack” redirects here. ... Kenwood, located on the south side of Chicago, Illinois, is one of the official Chicago Community Areas. ... The Residence of Muhammad was built in 1973 for Elijah Muhammad. ... The North Kenwood District is a historic district in the Kenwood community area of Chicago, Illinois. ... A view from the lagoon behind the Museum of Science and Industry, the only in-place surviving building from the 1893 World Columbian Exposition and a National Historic Landmark. ... One-third scale replica of Daniel Chester Frenchs Republic, which stood in the great basin at the exposition, Chicago, 2004 The Worlds Columbian Exposition (also called The Chicago Worlds Fair), a Worlds Fair, was held in Chicago in 1893, to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher...

The South Side has been a place of political controversy. Although the locations of some of these notable controversies have not become officials landmarks, they remain important parts of Chicago history. The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 was the worst of the approximately 25 riots during the Red Summer of 1919 and required 6000 National Guard troops to quell.^[77] As mentioned above, segregation has been a political theme of controversy for some time on the South Side as exhibited by Hansberry v. Lee, 311 U.S. 32 (1940). A map of the riot-affected areas on the South Side of Chicago, with the Union Stock Yards visible. ... Red Summer is a term coined by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) describing the summer and autumn of 1919. ... The United States National Guard is a reserve forces component of the United States Army (the Army National Guard) and the United States Air Force (the Air National Guard). ... Hansberry v. ...

Transportation

Chicago Skyway toll plaza

The Chicago 'L' serves Chicago and its suburbs.

The South Side is served extensively by mass transit as well as major roads and highways. In addition, Midway International Airport, which provides connections between the South Side and the world, is located on the South Side. Among the highways through the South Side are I-94 (which goes by the names Dan Ryan Expressway, Bishop Ford Freeway, and Kingery Expressway on the South Side), I-90 (which goes by the names Dan Ryan Expressway, and Chicago Skyway on the South Side), I-57, I-55 U.S. 12, U.S. 20, and U.S. 41. Several Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) bus and train lines and Metra train lines link the South Side to rest of the city. The South Side is serviced by the Red, Green and Orange lines of the CTA, and the Rock Island District, Metra Electric, and South Shore Metra lines and a few stops on the SouthWest Service Metra line. In addition to standard local metropolitan bus service by the CTA, several South Side CTA express service bus routes provide the South Side with direct service into the Chicago Loop by running without stops along Lake Shore Drive.^[78] Download high resolution version (1024x768, 213 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (1024x768, 213 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... The Chicago Skyway also known as Chicago Skyway Toll Bridge System is a 7. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (830x1290, 34 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Chicago L ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (830x1290, 34 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Chicago L ... 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In the state of Illinois, U.S. 41 runs north from the Indiana border beneath the Chicago Skyway on Indianapolis Boulevard to the Wisconsin border north of the northern terminus of the Tri-State Tollway. ... Chicago Transit Authority, also known as CTA, is the operator of mass transit within the City of Chicago, Illinois. ... A Metra Train Metra (Officially known as the Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation) is a regional rail that serves the city of Chicago, Illinois, and surrounding cities, many of them Chicago suburbs. ... 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. ... The Green Line (Lake-Englewood & Lake-Jackson Park Services) is part of the CTA rapid transit system known as the Chicago L. It is the only completely elevated route in the L system. ... 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Parks

The Chicago Half Marathon is an annual Chicago Marathon tune up that takes place along Lake Shore Drive.

The Chicago Park District boasts 7,300 acres (29.5 km²) of parkland, 552 parks, 33 beaches, nine museums, two world-class conservatories, 16 historic lagoons, 10 bird and wildlife gardens.^[79] Many of these are on the South Side, including several large parks that are part of the legacy of Paul Cornell, the father of Hyde Park, and his service on the South Parks Commission. Chicago Park District parks serving the South Side include Burnham Park, Jackson Park, Washington Park, Midway Plaisance and Harold Washington Park. The parks of Chicago foster and host tremendous amounts of athletic activities. The South Side also has the only Illinois state park within the city of Chicago: William W. Powers State Recreation Area. In addition, several events cause the closure of parts of Lake Shore Drive. Although the Chicago Marathon causes many roads to be closed in its route that goes as far north as Wrigleyville and to Bronzeville on the South Side, it does not cause any closures to the drive.^[80] However, on the South Side, the Chicago Half Marathon necessitates closures,^[81] and the entire drive is closed for Bike The Drive.^[82] Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution‎ (3,072 × 2,304 pixels, file size: 2. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution‎ (3,072 × 2,304 pixels, file size: 2. ... The LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon, held in Chicago, is one of the largest marathon road races in the world, as well as one of the fastest growing. ... The double-decker Lake Shore Drive Bridge across the Chicago River; Wacker Drive is visible in the background Lake Shore Drive at the Chicago River in 1941 Looking northeast across Lakeshore East at the triple-decker Wacker Drive. ... The Chicago Park District is the oldest and financially largest Park District in the nation, with over a $400 million budget. ... This article is about the unit of measurement. ... 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. ... The Bean at Chicagos Millennium Park. ... Chicago has 31 lakefront beaches along Lake Michigan. ... A traditional conservatory at the Horniman Museum in London A modern Conservatory. ... This mid bay barrier in Narrabeen, a suburb of Sydney (Australia), has blocked what used to be a bay to form a lagoon. ... This article is about the lawyer and real estate speculator. ... Hyde Park Township, Cook County, Illinois is the former incorporated township in Cook County, Illinois, United States that existed as a separate municipality from 1861 until 1889 when it was annexed into the city of Chicago. ... Burnham Park is a park in Chicago, Illinois. ... Jackson Park or Jackson Park Highlands is a 500 acre (2 km²) park on Chicagos South Side located in the South Shore community area, bordering Lake Michigan and the neighborhoods of Hyde Park and Woodlawn. ... Washington Park is a 380 acre (1. ... Midway Plaisance is a linear park located near Lake Michigan in Chicago, Illinois approximately 5 miles from the downtown Loop area. ... // 22Oct2006 Harold Washington Park is a small (10 acre)[1] park in the Chicago Park District located in the Hyde Park community area on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was recently named for lawyer, state legislator, U.S. congressman, Hyde Park resident, and the first Chicago Mayor... Illinois has over 54 state parks, along with many other wildlife areas and state forests. ... William W. Powers State Recreation Area is an Illinois state park on in Cook County, Illinois, United States. ... The double-decker Lake Shore Drive Bridge across the Chicago River; Wacker Drive is visible in the background Lake Shore Drive at the Chicago River in 1941 Looking northeast across Lakeshore East at the triple-decker Wacker Drive. ... The LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon, held in Chicago, is one of the largest marathon road races in the world, as well as one of the fastest growing. ... Wrigleyville is the neighborhood in Chicago around Wrigley Field, where the Chicago Cubs play. ... Douglas, located on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois is one of 77 well-defined Chicago community areas. ... Bike The Drive is a non-competitive bicycle ride, now in its 5th year, along a car free Lake Shore Drive sponsored by the Chicagoland Bicycle Federation that, for the past several years, has taken place on on a the Sunday of Memorial Day weelend. ...

References in popular culture

The South Side's gritty reputation often makes its way into popular culture.

• The opening lines of Jim Croce's song "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" state that the South Side is "the baddest part of town."^[83]

• Richard Wright's novel Native Son (ISBN 006083756X) takes place on the South Side and focuses on the plight of African Americans in the ghetto, including the housing practices that created such slums.^[84]

• Upton Sinclair's novel The Jungle (ISBN 1884365302) was a revelation about the Union Stock Yards at the turn of the 20th century.^[85]

• A Raisin in the Sun (ISBN 0451183886) is a story of Lorraine Hansberry's youth growing up in the Woodlawn community area.^[86]

• Barbershop and parts of The Blues Brothers take place on the South Side. David Auburn's play Proof takes place exclusively in the Hyde Park neighborhood; the film adaptation expands the setting.

• James T. Farrell's' novels, collectively called the Studs Lonigan Trilogy, are set in an Irish neighborhood on the South Side.^[87]

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