Wonderful shots as usual. (Wien-Criss Archive), CTA 687 is at Division and Larrabee on May 17, 1954. 05. The conductor then raises the trolley pole onto the parallel wire. Disc Two 4:47 Cars #1797, 1759, and 1784 at 59th Street, December 31, 1954 Twentytwo of the targets has been restaurants. Despite the high-stakes campaign led by the Young Lords and the Rainbow Coalition against the Citys urban renewal plan, they were priced out and pushed to Humboldt Park and Hermosa, and in recent years they have been partially displaced again by new development. The growing Black population eventually formed settlements farther south and up north in isolated and undeveloped areas along the Kinzie rail lines, Roosevelt, and the North Branch of the Chicago River. Andre Kristopans says it is Crossing under CNW and PRR at Rockwell. (Wien-Criss Archive), CTA 640 is running under the L on Halsted at 63rd Place on May 25, 1954. Edition illustrated (Wien-Criss Archive), CTA 7227 is on Western at Bross on October 15, 1954. There are 223,867 residents in South Side Chicago, with a median age of 36. They were concentrated in the Lincoln Park neighborhood on the North Side and are credited for pioneering the fight against displacement due to gentrification spurred by the expanding DePaul University campusa fight they lost. 1950s The Neighbourhood Siding Universe T Tom Dudones My Chicago - I grew up on the South Side in the 1950s & sixties. Disc One There were 679 murders and . In addition, the greater Chicagoland areawhich encompasses northeastern Illinois and extends into southeastern Wisconsin and northwestern Indianais the country's third largest metropolitan area and . The South Side is one of the three major sections of the city of Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Geographically, it is the largest of the three sections of the city, with the other two being the North Side and the West Side.It radiates and lies south of the city's downtown area, the Chicago Loop.. Much of the South Side came from the city's annexation of townships such as Hyde Park. (Wien-Criss Archive), CTA 4373 is on Western near the Douglas Park L on October 5, 1953. Their numbers fell off during the Depression amid intensified immigration crackdowns, according to researchers. A bit of detail on photos (pic571.jpg & pic572.jpg) at 71st & Western, the temporary facing crossover was installed without a corresponding crossover overhead wire. Google view shows the approximate location from which #536 was taken. (Wien-Criss Archive), CTA 7038 is on Western at Van Buren on June 11, 1956. Are We All Losing It? CHICAGO If you think your neighborhood has changed since you first moved in, you should see what it looked like 60 years ago. To date, we have received over 559,000 page views, for which we are very grateful. Black communities protested, and the strife culminated in five days of violence that left thirty-eight deadtwenty-three Black and fifteen white Chicagoans. All those seem to date between 1952 and 1954. Our resident South side history expert M. E. writes: I have a lot of comments about your latest post #241. (Wien-Criss Archive), CTA 4059 on Western at 28th on November 20, 1955. The big building on other side is the old Madison carbarn. Martee Kelso Lost Stores in Chicago Chicago Loop Evanston Illinois Chicago Christmas Sears Tower KROCH'S & BRENTANO'S Chicago Street Clark Street Chicago Art Street Art Old Town Art Fair Colors The CTA Pink Line runs there now, although there arent any stations on this segment. 80 years since subway construction started (December 17, 1938) This is now the outdoor seating area for a restaurant. Public housing was intended to house a mix of working-class and poor families and was welcomed and enjoyed by new residents, according to early testimonies. South Side Weekly partnered with WTTW and the Invisible Institute to co-publish text and visual reporting and analysis covering the impact racial divisions have on individuals, the city, and our region. As he led a march through Marquette Park on the Southwest Side, he was attacked with bricks by a racist white mob. Pullman post-war PCCs did not disappear in one fell swoop. (Wien-Criss Archive), CTA 453 and 190 are on Halsted at 63rd Place on May 21, 1954. 5:17 Street Scenes of Chicago in the 1970s Through Amazing Photos October 24, 2020 1970s, Chicago, Illinois, life & culture, street Charles William (Bill) Brubaker (1926-2002) was a member of the Chicago-based architecture firm Perkins & Will from 1950 until 1998. White flight caused redlining as the community was now at almost 90% black by 1960. Immigrants typically lived in inadequate housing near railroads and industryin bunk houses, boxcars, and section houses. (Wien-Criss Archive), CTA 7037 is on Western at the Chicago River on June 10, 1956. They were simultaneously subject to predatory practices such as contract selling, in which realtors would deceive buyers into signing contracts to buy marked-up houses on installment with high interest rates and no guarantee of title. Price: $24.99 This picture is the reverse direction, looking north from the westbound platform of the Englewood L at Halsted. 08. At a beach near 29th Street, a white man began throwing rocks at Black boys who were swimming at a perceived whites-only beach, drowning seventeen-year-old Eugene Williams. Seen in March of 1985 prior to demolition. Under the Plan for Transformation, the City began to knock down the projects one by one like dominos. St. Louis Public Service: Western/Berwyn canopies lasted a long time, into late 80s, before they rusted off at the ground! Brace Yourself: Chicago's 'Hawk' Winter Wind Turns 50, Lin-Manuel Miranda Touts New Song To Raise Money For Puerto Rico: LISTEN, 'Stranger Things 2' Uses Wrong Skyline For 1980s Chicago, Obama Doesn't Want To Take A Selfie With You, And This Is Why, Chicago Is Close To Prince Harry's Heart: His GF Is A Northwestern Alumna. (Wien-Criss Archive), CTA PCC 4208 is southbound on State Street at 64th, just a few blocks south of where car 7078 was involved in a horrific crash with a truck on May 25, 1950. When I got to Western they ended and I recall seeing a few feet of track bent down from the last support. (2) As can be seen from each side of the street in this photo, Western Ave. was auto dealer row for a mile or so to either side of 63rd St. https://thetrolleydodger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/pic555.jpg (Wien-Criss Archive), CTA 4375 is at 69th and Hamilton on November 5, 1954. 09. The highest ratio of discriminatory acts to race-related tests occurred in the Near North Side neighborhood, where over half of the tests involved race discrimination, the Chicago Commission on Human Relations and the Chicago Lawyers Committee found. In the 1980 census African Americans made up about 50% of the Chicago South side' population while Mexicans made up 40% as a result of white flight. Beautiful Vintage Postcards of Chicago's Restaurants from the 1950s and 1960s. (Wien-Criss Archive), CTA 4060 is southbound at Wabash and Wacker, running on Route 4 Cottage Grove. . 4. 12. Chicago's South Side. Redone tile at the Monroe and Dearborn CTA Blue Line subway station, showing how an original sign was incorporated into a newer design, May 25, 2018. From 1915 to 1960, more than 5 million African Americans moved from the rural South to the North in a phenomena called the Great Migration. These were stipulations written into deeds of sale that prohibited Black residents and non-whites from buying, leasing, or inhabiting property in a determined parcel. (Wien-Criss Archive), The date at which this photo of CTA PCC 4421 could have been taken, southbound on Clark at Van Buren, is a bit of a mystery. In the background, you can see the large Chicago Bridge and Iron Works, which fronted on the north side of 107th St. (Wien-Criss Archive), CTA 4008 is on Western at 65th on October 2, 1955. In its aftermath, white flight from Chicago accelerated. . Foursquare. From speakeasies in the '20s to rooftop bars today, Chicago's seen a lot of wild nights. Seen as one of the most massive internal movements in United States history, it was an era that sparked the Harlem Renaissance . The streetcars shown here were Western Ave. cars, running east on 69th St. to get to the Vincennes / 77th St. barn. 17:25 (Car 187, Brighton Car House, December 13, 1951 regular service abandoned April 29, 1951) (Wien-Criss Archive), CTA 7243 is on Western at the Chicago River on June 10, 1956. (Wien-Criss Archive), CTA 7160, viewed from the Douglas Park L (todays Pink Line), is operating on Western at 21st on June 15, 1955. The Southeast Side is a description that the city itself continues to resist, including this neighborhood with all of Chicago's South Side communities. Southern Iowa Railway: 03. 04. The cross street is 63rd St. Known as "Bronzeville," the neighborhood was surprisingly small, but at its peak more than 300,000 lived in the narrow, seven-mile strip. (Wien-Criss Archive), CTA 601 at Halsted, Grand, and Milwaukee on May 17, 1954. Jacqueline Serrato is the Weeklys editor-in-chief. What I would also love to see is pictures of what the Chicago neighborhoods and its residents looked like during that specific time period. 4:13 Loco #12 . 02. The Dearborn-Milwaukee Subway Tom. (Wien-Criss Archive), CTA 7118 is southbound on Western at Van Buren on November 3, 1954, with a train of wooden L cars about to cross Western on the temporary right of way for the Garfield Park L during expressway construction. The restaurant that once occupied this corner space had been gutted in a spectacular fire during the Summer of 1953, along with a tavern next door on the North Avenue side. To commemorate these anniversaries, we have written a new book, Building Chicagos Subways. I would always give my out of town Chicago racist tour: Take kedzie ave towards Humboldt Park -puertoricans, keep going south African Americans than come Mexicans,turn by Taylor you got Italians,get on Devon ave to see Indian community, Lincoln -Mckormick Jewish. ), Now Available On Compact Disc Illinois Terminal: IIRC, Jalens Snack Shop, the new occupant, was up and running by the Summer of 54 and for many years after that. By the 1960s, Black residents had moved into grade B (blue) communities in the South Side, such as Roseland and Beverly. Many of the photos show the same area from a number of different angles, giving a snapshot early transportation worked and everyday life through a look at businesses, fashion, architecture and more. The other bus company running from the south suburbs into Englewood was the Suburban Transit System, which ran primarily east and west along 95th St. out to Oak Lawn and beyond. Discriminatory housing policies meant that the majority of African American families lived like the Youngers, in kitchenette apartments - larger apartments were broken up into several smaller homes, with a very small kitchen and one bedroom. After that, the streetcars had to use the 77th and Vincennes barn. Greg Nye. Wayne Miller Three Teenagers in a Kitchenette Apartment, from the "Chicago's South Side" Series c.1946 Wayne Miller, Magnum Photography Great 1918-2013 Ave atque Vale. Visit the website (wttw.com/firsthand) to explore all of the elements of the project. One day I got off at Damen and walked under the tracks to see where they went. There are miscellanous directories available for later yearsbusiness directories and . (Wien-Criss Archive), CTA PCC 4101 is westbound on Madison, but where did it cross the Chicago & North Western? We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. 02. (Wien-Criss Archive), CTA 7213, the last streetcar to operate in Chicago, is on Western at 21st on July 16, 1951. Photo 504 shows car 4108 turning off of northbound Dearborn St. to westbound Kinzie St. before continuing north on Clark St. Photo 506 is certainly plausible. Known as "Bronzeville," the neighborhood was surprisingly small, but at its peak more than 300,000 lived in the narrow, seven-mile strip. (Wien-Criss Archive), Passengers are getting off northbound CTA 7192 at Western and Van Buren on October 10, 1952. So the suburban bus line went as far as 63rd Place and Halsted (next to the L station). (Wien-Criss Archive), CTA 4389 is southbound on Western near Leland Avenue, having just passed under the Ravenswood L (todays Brown Line), where a train of wooden cars are in the station.