Bronzeville
Bronzeville
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Shaima A
Toronto, Canada37 contributions
July 2016 • Friends
Bronzeville was once the Black Metropolis of America with shops, theaters, venues, etc. Thanks to a government who does not think preserving black culture to be important, the beautiful buildings are either torn down or falling apart. We were looking for an old Jazz venue only to realize it was torn down and replaced with a KFC. The once vibrant area is now decrepit and it is saddening. I also dont think it should be labelled as a tourist attraction. It is a neighborhood....where human beings still live!
Written 3 August 2016
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Ashley
Chicago, IL18 contributions
Oct 2021 • Solo
I did a bit of a walking tour of parts of Bronzeville and loved it. On MLK blvd. there are markers set in the sidewalk commemorating outstanding and influential Black Chicagoans. The historical architecture is worth a stroll, and I really liked the WWI monument.
This area deserves more attention from visitors!
This area deserves more attention from visitors!
Written 31 October 2021
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Tim W
Springfield, OR47 contributions
Aug 2014 • Solo
Wonderful chance to see a part of Chicago unfamiliar to me before this visit. I appreciate the signs of restoration on many of these legendary homes of the late 19th Century. Good access to downtown museums and the Lakeshore Drive Trails.
Written 10 September 2014
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jne7299318
Pennsylvania77 contributions
June 2016 • Solo
Spent a few days riding/walking around Bronzeville, the Black cultural environs of Chicago. In my opinion, there is a quite a bit to see if you like seeing where and how many of our people lived. So seeing the home of Ida B. Wells and other prominent African Americans speaks to me...
Many of the places are gone now, but from what I did see Bronzeville was golden.
Many of the places are gone now, but from what I did see Bronzeville was golden.
Written 4 September 2016
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conrade886
Huntington, NY237 contributions
July 2013 • Solo
I'd been here when living in Chicago looking at historical neighborhoods there and was interested in this one due to its comparisons to Harlem in New York City as the historical Black district of Chicago, the first of the South Side neighborhoods there. Bronzeville isn't nearly as large and thriving as I have read it to be in past times but it certainly has several landmarks signifying it's place in Chicago's Black history to remind those unfamiliar with it of its historical importance. It appears to have had some gentrification in it as it does sit between the University areas and the South Loop but unlike other gentrified areas, it has not lost its overall character (Harlem, the neighborhood it is most often compared to has). Its housing stock is some larger brownstone type rowhouses or short multi unit apartment buildings with the wooden exterior staircases known throughout Chicago. It doesnt have as many bars or nightclubs as other neighborhoods but has some decent restaurants in it (Chicago's Chicken and Waffles at Pershing and MLK is a good one). It can be accessed by the Green Line El Train, the Main North-South streets in the Loop (State, Michigan, Indiana), and the Dan Ryan Expressway at the exits for US Cellular Field. Make a trip here if interested for the above listed reasons.
Written 27 June 2014
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Taylor B
Chicago, IL8,479 contributions
Sept 2020
As African-Americans fled the oppression of the Jim Crow South, they began settling in Chicago as early as the 1850s. But what has been described as The Great Northern Migration occurred from 1910 to 1970. They established Bronzeville, also known as the "Black Metropolis" and the "Black Belt," on Chicago's South Side. Its boundaries are 22nd Street to the north, 51st Street to the south, Lake Michigan to the east and the Dan Ryan Expressway to the west. Some argue it stretches from 18th Street to 67th Street. It is Chicago's version of New York City's Harlem Renaissance. It is the economic, cultural and social hub of Chicago's black community. It was popularized by the Chicago Defender, a black newspaper with a nationwide circulation. It built a reputation for soul food restaurants, barbecue joints and blues and jazz clubs. And it was home to Gwendolyn Brooks, Louis Armstrong, Nate "King" Cole, Mahalia Jackson, Ida B. Wells, Bessie Coleman, Jesse Owens, Jack Johnson, Quincy Jones, Dinah Washington, Herbie Hancock, Ralph Metcalfe, Andrew "Rube" Foster, Sweetwater Clifton, Richard Wright, Jesse Binga and Margaret Burroughs. Today, they are honored with plaques on the Bronzeville Hall of Fame. The community is undergoing a revitalization. Visit the Gallery Guichard, Harold Washington Cultural Center and Bronzeville Children's Museum, stay at the Central Arms Hotel or Chicago South Loop Hotel and dine at Pearl's Place or Chicago's Home of Chicken and Waffles or Honey 1 BBQ.
Written 6 October 2020
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Matt P
Gainesville, VA1,336 contributions
Aug 2018 • Family
Sad that Chicago has not preserved this historical gem. Spent a few days riding/walking around Bronzeville, the Black cultural environs of Chicago. I appreciate the signs of restoration on many of these legendary homes of the late 19th Century
Written 19 August 2018
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Bilncrs
Barking, UK432 contributions
Apr 2013 • Couples
We thought we could get a little retail therapy, but we didn't find a single shop we liked, instead we found ourselves walking back to the train station a bit sharpish
Written 6 April 2013
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Thomas S
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Oct 2022 • Friends
We enjoyed seeing and hearing about the history of this area. We also enjoyed the presentation by Bernard.
Written 9 February 2023
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Can anybody recommend a walking tour map of Bronzeville?
Written 20 April 2019
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