Disc One I LOVE this article! Length 128 pages The only way to get there (still with usable tracks and live trolley wires) was along 69th St. to Wentworth (200 W.), south to 73rd St. at Vincennes, then southwest on Vincennes to the barn at 77th. Make No Little Plans (Wien-Criss Archive), CTA 7236 is at Archer and Western on November 17, 1954. 10. They lived around Halsted ave. It is such a same they did not have the foresight to keep these lines going. . 07. (Source: A. While the Census doesnt follow traditional Chicago neighborhood boundaries, areas of Englewood, Park Manor and Woodlawn have poverty rates above 60 percent. Chicago Hoods: West Side. (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. Roger W/Flickr 2. (Wien-Criss Archive), CTA 7042, in the distance, is about to clear a temporary switch so that the car on the right can cross over to that side during track work. 4:04 The South Side's 87th Street, for instance, was a stronghold of Black businesses, particularly during the 1980s. It radiates and lies south of the city's downtown area, the Chicago Loop . People wait for a streetcar in downtown Chicago. Total time 73:14 In the early years of the twentieth century, Chicago was the fastest-growing city in the U.S. To the left, is an embankment where Illinois Central commuter trains (now Metra Electric) ran. 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. Chicago, city, seat of Cook county, northeastern Illinois, U.S. With a population hovering near three million, Chicago is the state's largest and the country's third most populous city. Seems to have been a good choice since the same building is still a Ford dealer today. According to the Hyde Park Herald, since 1916, restrictive covenants kept Chicagos neighborhoods white from the northern gates of Hyde Park at 35th and Drexel Boulevard to Woodlawn, Park Manor, South Shore, Windsor Park, and all the far-flung white communities of the South Side.. You can compare the different CTA paint schemes on the first two cars. (Wien-Criss Archive), The Western and Berwyn loop on June 10, 1956. Also, its wonderful to see all the old advertising signs on the street cars and the buildings. The 1919 Race Riots, which were part of the racial violence seen across the country during a period known as the Red Summer, were provoked by an attempt to enforce segregation in the waters of Lake Michigan. Despite the simplicity of Chicagos famous grid system, designed for flat land and seemingly equitable on a map, residents of Chicago have never been equally dispersed or had the same freedom of movement and belonging. Size: 7 microfilm reels. After Chicagos incorporation by Yankees in 1837, European immigrants flocked to the city through the early 1900s; Irish, Jewish, Polish, German, Italian, Czech/Bohemian, Swedish, and Lithuanian immigrants among them. Contract-buying schemes during the 1950s and 1960s cost Black families between $3 billion and $4 billion, according to "The Plunder of Black Wealth in Chicago: New Findings on the Lasting Toll of Predatory Housing Contracts," published in 2019 by the Samuel DuBois Cook Center on Social Equity at Duke University and the Nathalie P. Voorhees Center 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. Chapter Titles: (Wien-Criss Archive), A CTA prewar PCC is on Western at Congress on June 11, 1956. Thank you. Railroad Record Club Traction Rarities 1951-58 This picture is the reverse direction, looking north from the westbound platform of the Englewood L at Halsted. To date, we have received over 559,000 page views, for which we are very grateful. Open in Google Maps Foursquare 1312 W 111th St, Chicago, IL 60643 (773) 238-7171 homeofthehoagy 1,461. From the 1910s to the 1920s, thousands of Mexicans were recruited by industrial contractors to work seasonally in the Midwest, in some cases as strikebreakers in the steel mills. The South Side experienced a population shift during the move to suburbs following World War II. 4:46 Loco #400, August 17, 1955 (Wien-Criss Archive), CTA 7227 is on Western at Bross on October 15, 1954. On the one hand, the South Side of Chicago was the "capital of black America." It was home to the nation's most powerful black politician, Democratic congressman William L. Dawson; the most prominent black man in America . The conductor then raises the trolley pole onto the parallel wire. HOUSING SEGREGATION IN 1950S SOUTH SIDE CHICAGO (Setting: A Raisin in the Sun) Already experiencing a population boom after Reconstruction, Chicago was a popular destination for African Americans moving from the South to the North in the early 20th century. The city, which had been 85.9 percent white in 1950 and 76.4 percent in 1960, saw that proportion fall to 65.6 percent in 1970 and 49.6 percent in 1980. (Wien-Criss Archive), CTA 7243 is on Western at the Chicago River on June 10, 1956. From speakeasies in the '20s to rooftop bars today, Chicago's seen a lot of wild nights. 02. (Wien-Criss Archive), CTA 248 is at Crosby and Larrabee on May 17, 1954. 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. Chicago's South Side April 1941: Life In 'The Black Belt' In April 1941, Russell Lee and Edwin Rosskam arrived in Chicago, Illinois. From the Original Master Tapes 29:34 (Johnstown Traction recordings were made August 9, 1953) (Wien-Criss Archive), CTA 4375 is at 69th and Hamilton on November 5, 1954. Chicago's South Side in black & white May 12, 2016 SJNN By Alden Loury Looking West down 79th Street at Western Ave, Chicago, IL. 12:40 Car #202 (ex-1202), between Springfield and Decatur, February 1955 (Wien-Criss Archive), CTA PCC 4108 is westbound on Madison at the Chicago River, running on the Madison-Fifth branch of Route 20. 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Located in what used to a Buick showroom, it features a large taproom with a BYOF policy that encourages delivery. 3. Photo 537 I believe shows a detouring Halsted car turning off of Division st. onto Crosby St., not Larabee. 2. Mexicans and Mexican Americans account for the vast majority of the 819,518 Latinx residents currently living in Chicago and continue to live in or right next to polluted industrial corridors on the Southeast, Southwest, and Northwest sides. 04. 06. 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 State Street Subway The Southeast Side is a description that the city itself continues to resist, including this neighborhood with all of Chicago's South Side communities. First, a nit: I think this picture is at 107th rather than 105th. https://chicagology.com/wp-content/themes/revolution-20/century/194063rdhalsted.jpg. IND Subway (New York City): Photo 530 is at the south end of the Vincennes Ave. private right-of-way segment at the 10800 block of Vincennes (108th St. did not go through to Vincennes, there were no intersections along Vincennes between 107th St. and 109th St.). 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. 5:17 Yusay beer stands out on a lot of the photos. The Union Stock Yard finally closed its doors on August 1, 1971, after nearly 106 years of operation. Chicagos position as the hub of a vast railroad system enabled a bustling industrial economy that was teeming with job opportunities in its stockyards, factories, and steel mills. Interesting experience for me,mind you I am Latina searching for African Americans to complete 2.5hrs survey ?and more details no problem. 1954 Then, Douglas Park L trains used these tracks from 1954-58. So, my best guess is this picture was taken during the summer of 1954. 4:47 Cars #1797, 1759, and 1784 at 59th Street, December 31, 1954 Fuller Park is one of the worst neighborhoods in the city by almost every metric. Fuller Park is the Chicago neighborhood which experienced the largest decline in population over the sixty years from the citys peak population in 1950 to 2010; its population declined precipitously from 17,000 in 1950 to under 3,000 . https://thetrolleydodger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/pic558.jpg (Wien-Criss Archive), CTA 7156, sporting unusual yellow numbers, is on Western at Van Buren on August 13, 1954. White residents in several neighborhoods left the city for suburban areas, and the real estate industry made vast sums by blockbusting. (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 streetcar is running on the Halsted/Vincennes/111th St. line, heading northeast on Vincennes. 03. Required fields are marked *. Here we see the curved track from 63rd place along with the nicely highlighted companion overhead wire. The cars have 1953 license plates. (Wien-Criss Archive), CTA prewar PCC 4027 (at left) passes a postwar car on Western at 24th on June 7, 1956. The big building on other side is the old Madison carbarn. 1950. Between 1950 and 1960 Chicago's population shrank for the first time in its history, as factory jobs leveled off and people moved to the suburbs. (Wien-Criss Archive), CTA 7044 is on Western at Leland on June 10, 1956. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections. In the 1960s, then-Mayor Richard J. Daleys administration began to address the dilapidated housing conditions of the citys poorest and signed off on the construction of 165 high-rises managed by the Chicago Housing Authority that would house mainly Black Chicagoans. During the 1950's, the time that the Younger family was living in Chicago, whites and blacks were living completely separate lives and a majority of the blacks were living in poverty. Chicago Southside 1950's 95 square miles of the 228 square miles were considered the "south side". Railroad Record Club North Shore Line Rarities 1955-1963 From the Original Master Tapes One of my enduring childhood memories, growing up in the 1970s and 1980s on Chicago's South Side, was something I called the "boundary." Southern Iowa Railway: (Wien-Criss Archive), CTA 7189 is passing through an area where tracks are being worked on at Western and Cermak on October 15, 1954. A man walks down Clark Street in Chicago in 1940. (Wien-Criss Archive), CTA PCC 4101 is westbound on Madison, but where did it cross the Chicago & North Western? Children listen attentively at Hollstein School in 1952. Pullman post-war PCCs did not disappear in one fell swoop. the streetcar tracks turning between Halsted and 63rd. Chicagos suburbs, Indiana, and other Midwestern states are popular destinations for Black residents. Look at this classic car in Rockford back in 1956. Southside 1-1000 - 1950 is rated/received certificates of: Finland:K-16 Sweden:15 USA:Passed (National Board of Review) USA:Approved (PCA #14768) West Germany:16. The streetcars shown here were Western Ave. cars, running east on 69th St. to get to the Vincennes / 77th St. barn. ?etc The discriminatory practice known as redlining was a color-coded classification system implemented by the Federal Housing Administration that determined the value of housing based on the racial demographics of a neighborhood. According to 2009 American Community Survey data, of Chicago's 77 community areas, 68 are home to a population of which at least 50 percent identify with a single racial group. In the 1960s, for instance, the advent of "free love" took a significant bite out of the vice trade. The African-American population in Chicago now makes up 25 percent of the city, but racial segregation is high, and much of the South and West sides have become densely populated, marginalized, low-income areas. Streetcars were on rails, so they could maintain such clearances. Their early presence is not reflected in our interactive map because the U.S. Census did not accurately track the Mexican population in Chicago during this time period. Despite the Citys first settler, Jean-Baptiste Point DuSable, being of Haitian descent, Chicagos infamous segregation is still intact, and it joins a list of large cities with similar rates of racial polarization, such as Cleveland, Newark, Philadelphia, and Houston. A wooden Garfield Park L train is nearby, on temporary trackage. 02. As he led a march through Marquette Park on the Southwest Side, he was attacked with bricks by a racist white mob. Order your copy today! (Wien-Criss Archive), CTA 7239 is on Western at the Douglas Park L on November 11, 1955. At the turn of the twenty-first century, as the City realized the projects sat on prime real estate, then-Mayor Richard M. Daley introduced a plan to transform public housing in 1999. Many were pushed to industry-heavy Pilsen, which for almost a century was an immigrant point of entry, but is now one of the most expensive gentrifying neighborhoods on the South Side. There were three subway anniversaries in 2018 in Chicago: In the 1950s, the Chicago Transit Authority sought to . 80 years since subway construction started (December 17, 1938) 4:19 Interurbans #83 and #80, October 1954 Late 1950s. (Wien-Criss Archive), CTA 7253 is on Western at Leland (by the Ravenswood L, now the Brown Line) on June 10, 1956. The original objective was to treat basic illness and to train nurses and interns. 4:17 Car 306 (ex-AE&FRE), September 27, 1953 Note the difference in fonts used for the numbers. The photos come from the Illinois Department of Transportation and appear to have been made for the Chicago Park District's Engineering Section, according to the university. 03. The sign indicates that this bridge is going to be converted to one man operation, meaning that it will be operated from only one tower instead of two. Chicago's historic South Side neighborhood is a largely residential community defined by its red brick houses and tree-shaded sidewalks. (Wien-Criss Archive), CTA 4373 and others at the Western and 79th loop on November 23, 1952. 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. (Wien-Criss Archive), CTA 4060 is southbound at Wabash and Wacker, running on Route 4 Cottage Grove. Prior to its more official naming, the media referred to the Bronzeville neighborhood and adjacent areas using derisive names such as the "Black Belt," "Black Ghetto," and even more appalling names such as "Darkie Town." (Wien-Criss Archive), An unidentified CTA red car is on Halsted at 63rd Street on September 16, 1953. The CTA Pink Line runs there now, although there arent any stations on this segment. Native American tribesthe Potawatomi, Odawa, Sauk, Ojibwe, Illinois, Kickapoo, Miami, Mascouten, Wea, Delaware, Winnebago, Menominee, and Mesquakiewere forced out of what is now Chicago by early French and British settlers. Total time: 74:02 We look forward to hearing from you. Your email address will not be published. The Chatham 14 Theatre . 09. 143 followers . If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. Potomac Edison (Hagerstown & Frederick): $5 from the sale of each set will go to Kenneth Gear, who has invested thousands of dollars to purchase all the remaining artifacts relating to William A. Steventons Railroad Record Club of Hawkins, WI. CHICAGO Perched along a quiet, tree-lined street on this city's South Side, the worn brick and concrete building on South Champlain Avenue is hard to miss.The tall structure stands out among . But this must be a reroute, since it is definitely after 1949 (the car has advertising on the side) and its running Route 36 Broadway-State. Though most of the series is shot on a sound stage at Warner Bros. Studios in California, the exterior shots in Shameless are filmed on-location in Chicago. African Americans were also denied access to white areas by means less violent, but no less destructive. From the 1920s through the 1950s, Chicago's South Side was the center for African-American culture and business. I see no turning track from southbound Western to eastbound 69th. Disc Three (Wien-Criss Archive), CTA 4238 is southbound on Wabash, crossing the Chicago River. What I would also love to see is pictures of what the Chicago neighborhoods and its residents looked like during that specific time period. 3:32 Box motor #5, May 24, 1953 Squad cars block entrance to a block on Chicago's South Side after disturbances during which 10,000 persons milled about the area. Halsted cars ended their runs at 63rd. (David Sadowski Photo). The Dearborn-Milwaukee Subway We are donating $5 from the sale of each disc to Kenneth Gear, who saved these and many other original Railroad Record Club master tapes from oblivion. 1454 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60605. (Wien-Criss Archive), CTA 687 is at Division and Larrabee on May 17, 1954. 5:20 #80, October 1954 17:25 (Car 187, Brighton Car House, December 13, 1951 regular service abandoned April 29, 1951) Their numbers fell off during the Depression amid intensified immigration crackdowns, according to researchers. The YMCA Hotel, seen in the background, opened in 1916 and closed in 1979. While Chicago Housing Authority was right on target for claiming the programs of urban redevelopment, urban renewal and public housing which . From north to south, they were Hull House, the Stockyards, Blue Island, South Chicago, East Chicago, and as far as Gary, Indiana. Known as "Bronzeville," the neighborhood was surprisingly small, but at its peak more than 300,000 lived in the narrow, seven-mile strip. I grew up on the South Side of Chicago in the 1950s and '60sliterally across the street from U.S. Steel. If there was one impresario of the South Side during that period, it was Johnny Robinson, also known as Johnny Pepper, who operated three successive clubs from the late 1950s through the early . Shameless fans, you are welcome to come inside the gate and take pictures on the porch, a sign in front of the house reads. Coverage spans 1839-1928 but no directories are available for 1840-1842, 1918-1922, and 1924-1927. 07. https://www.google.com/maps/@41.7788385,-87.6447587,3a,75y,3.14h,91.82t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sYcGafc7OK9fQ0w712doa2A!2e0!7i16384!8i8192, 63rd and Halsted in 1939 when this Sears store was 6 years old. 12. It is very unlikely that he will ever be able to recoup his investment, but we support his efforts at preserving this important history, and sharing it with railfans everywhere. 16. I always knew about racism growing up in the 70s, recall seeing the hippies in Old town. 1960. Jacqueline Serrato is the Weeklys editor-in-chief. (Wien-Criss Archive), The Western-Berwyn loop on June 10, 1956. An Irish mainstay, Kelly's is one of the oldest family-owned pubs in Chicago, opening just after Prohibition was repealed and the alcohol flowed freely again. . https://thetrolleydodger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/pic566.jpg 04. The comments about the photo at Division and Crosby are confirmed by the street sign at left showing that street to be Burling Street. Geographically, it is the largest of the three Sides of the city that radiate from downtown-the other Sides of the city being the North Side and the West Side.South Side, Chicago. The expressway was originally designed to run through Bridgeport, then Mayor Daleys neighborhood, but the development was moved eight blocks to the east, installing a multi-lane barrier between Bridgeport and the Black Belt, literally cementing the segregation of Black and white communities. In the twenty years from 1890 to 1910, Chicago's African-American population increased from 15,000 to approximately And we thank you for sharing this helpful bit of history! In the background, you can see the viaduct which is now part of the 606 Trail. 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. 13. Dates: 1936-2004. This series was produced for WTTWS FIRSTHAND: SEGREGATION, an award-winning FIRSTHAND multiplatform, multi-year initiative focusing on the firsthand perspectives of people facing critical issues in Chicago. Of this, 46.22% are males and 53.78% are females. It truly is a phenomenal resource, not only for those interested in transit history, but also for anyone researching Chicago or Twentieth Century urban life. Andre Kristopans says it is Crossing under CNW and PRR at Rockwell. The Second Ghetto Unfortunately, public housing did not solve Chicago's housing problems. The Chicago and South Side Rapid Transit Railroad Company was the first to successfully obtain right-of-way and permission to build an elevated passenger railway in Chicago. Southside of Chicago Capital of Black America By Carla Punla Suffered its first postindustrial crisis as the meatpacking industries began to close Robert Taylor Homes was known to be the largest housing project. The Gallagher House is the home of the Gallagher Family. By the 1960s, Black residents had moved into "grade B" (blue) communities in the South Side, such as Roseland and Beverly. 18. With a location just south of the ever-expanding University of Chicago in Hyde Park, however . Chicago Skyline Downtown Chicago Chicago Restaurants Chicago Illinois Chicago Area Chicago City White Castle Restaurant White Castle Hamburgers South Side Chicago The YMCA Hotel was on the west side of the street; the car is northbound, as evidenced by the Downtown head sign. Although there are significant improvements we have made, there are still things that remain the same. The Robert Taylor Homes, located between 39th and 54th streets, had more than half of those apartments. (Wien-Criss Archive), The conductor of CTA 7156 is throwing a track switch at Western and Archer on November 17, 1954. (Wien-Criss Archive), CTA PCC 4154 is at Waveland and Halsted, the north end of Route 8. You can see the shadow of the now-gone Ogden Avenue viaduct at the bottom of the photo. 2008- University of Michigan launch a study Moving Towards Opportunity. There are 223,867 residents in South Side Chicago, with a median age of 36. 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