See also: Washington Park, Chicago

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. Washington Park refers to a neighborhood and a park on the South Side of Chicago, USA. Washington Park is a 380 acre (1. ... Woodlawn is a neighborhood on the south side of Chicago, USA bounded by Jackson Park to the east, the University of Chicago (and Hyde Park generally) to the north, Martin Luther King Drive to the west, and, mostly, 67th to the south. ... The city Chicago, Illinois, is divided into seventy-seven community areas. ... This article is about Illinois largest city. ... Official language(s) English Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Area  Ranked 25th  - Total 57,918 sq mi (149,998 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 390 miles (629 km)  - % water 4. ...

Location

Due to the non-rectangular shape of the Washington Park community area, the original Washington Park Race Track actually occupied the Southern two-thirds of the Washington Park subdivision, which is bounded by Dr. Martin Luther King Drive to the west, South Cottage Grove Avenue to the East, East 60th Street to the North and East 63rd Street to the South in northwest corner of the Woodlawn community area. This is the area directly south of Washington Park and both south and east of the Washington Park community area. It would be part of the Washington Park community area if the community area were to complete its logical proper rectangle. Although the prestigious track operated intermittently from 1884 to 1905, it was redeveloped by 1912 with residential subdivisions.^[1] Washington Park is a neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago, USA. For other uses of the name, see Washington Park. ... The city Chicago, Illinois, is divided into seventy-seven community areas. ... Woodlawn is a neighborhood on the south side of Chicago, USA bounded by Jackson Park to the east, the University of Chicago (and Hyde Park generally) to the north, Martin Luther King Drive to the west, and, mostly, 67th to the south. ... Washington Park is a neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago, USA. For other uses of the name, see Washington Park. ... The city Chicago, Illinois, is divided into seventy-seven community areas. ...

Between 1928 and 1940 the subdivision was a hotly contested legal racial battleground. In 1928, landlords in the subdivision signed covenants that they would not rent to non-whites. The great depression decreased white demand for the properties. Landlords subdivided them and rented to blacks. This lead to the Hansberry v. Lee, 311 U.S. 32 (1940) case regarding residence at 6120 South Rhodes. The U. S. Supreme Court struck down the covenants, which lead to racial succession. By 1950, the subdivision was over 99 percent black.^[1][2] This lead to the racial transformation of the Woodlawn and Hyde Park community areas. A landlord is the owner of a house, apartment, condominium, or land which is rented or leased to an individual or business, who is called the tenant. ... 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... Woodlawn is a neighborhood on the south side of Chicago, USA bounded by Jackson Park to the east, the University of Chicago (and Hyde Park generally) to the north, Martin Luther King Drive to the west, and, mostly, 67th to the south. ... Hyde Park is a neighborhood on the south side of Chicago, located seven miles south of the Chicago Loop. ... The city Chicago, Illinois, is divided into seventy-seven community areas. ...

External Links

• Official City of Chicago Washington Park Neighborhood Map
• Official City of Chicago Woodlawn Neighborhood Map
• 6120 South Rhodes on Google Maps

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b} Seligman, Amanda, Washington Park Subdivision, Eds. Grossman, James R., Keating, Ann Durkin, and Reiff, Janice L., 2004 The Encyclopedia of Chicago, pp. 859-860. The University of Chicago Press, ISBN 0-226-31015-9
2. ^ Seligman, Amanda, Woodlawn, Eds. Grossman, James R., Keating, Ann Durkin, and Reiff, Janice L., 2004 The Encyclopedia of Chicago, p. 886. The University of Chicago Press, ISBN 0-226-31015-9