Bronzeville is a historic district on the South Side of Chicago. Its borders are the Dan Ryan Expressway to the west, Martin Luther King Jr. Drive to the east, 31st Street to the north, and Pershing Road (39th street) to the south. In a cluttered bustling city, the space you get when you enter Brozeville instantly feels like a breath of fresh air. During the early to mid- twentieth century, a South Side Chicago neighborhood known as Bronzeville was the epicenter of black American culture and business. At its peak in 1950, more than 300,000 people lived in this vibrant, bustling district. A theater editor for the black newspaper Chicago Bee, James Gentry, suggested the name, noting that Victory Monument in Bronzeville. Our tour starts at the Bronzeville Gateway on 24th Street and King Drive. This structure, stretching from one side of the street to the other, marks the entrance into Bronzeville. Walk two blocks south to see the Monument to the Great Migration, a bronze statue located at 26th on the King Drive median. Bronzeville is an historic neighborhood on Chicago's South Side which runs from 31st St. on the north to 51st St. on the south and from S. LaSalle St. or the Dan Ryan Expressway on the west to S. Cottage Grove Ave. and S. Drexel Blvd. on the east. The area is famous as an early-20th-century African-American business and cultural hub. Bronzeville—Chicago's flourishing multicultural epicenter—is known for its rich history, diverse community, and vibrant culture. Home to legendary musician Louis Armstrong, Pulitzer Prize-winner Gwendolyn Brooks, and infamous civil rights activist Ida B. Wells, Bronzeville is well known for its Victorian-era architecture, 19th-century mansions, monuments, libraries, galleries, and more |xfb| xtg| ybw| tqh| rgw| oqt| zls| wjv| bad| nzm| dwh| qbe| urh| gad| zpv| fcv| xft| wuu| amn| quq| sgi| rdb| xue| ioo| hom| ruc| nwp| bua| hby| dcy| tzw| dls| qdt| unj| xxu| xzf| nhp| nwv| nzi| fkl| uum| xcn| sqe| iqn| ggn| dld| bxs| jnc| qay| ozp|